Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV Wherefore he that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given His Holy Spirit to you."[122] Tertullian Against Marcion Book V That we should "abstain from fornication," not from marriage; that every one "should know how to possess his vessel i... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh For although it is called "a vessel" by the apostle, such as he enjoins to be treated "with honour,"[92]... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians I do not mean that you should beat them or persecute them, as do the Gentiles "that know not the Lord and God; "[20] Tertullian Against Marcion Book V In what way? "Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles."[709]... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews In the first Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians: "That a man do not deceive his brother in a matter, because God is the avenger for all these."[752] The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs III The offerings of the Lord will ye rob... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Baptism But if repentance is a thing human, its baptism must necessarily be of the same nature: else, if it had been celestial, it would have given both the Holy Spirit and remission of sins. But none either pardons sins or freely grants the Spirit save God only.[102]... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I He knows, therefore, whom He has called, and whom He has saved; and at one and the same time He called and saved them. "For ye are," says the apostle, "taught of God."[55]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On Idolatry Again, they say the same apostle has left a precept, according to his own example, "That each one work with his own hands for a living."[27]... [ Continue Reading ]
Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments Then we which are alive (and) remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord."[171]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to me... [ Continue Reading ]
Lactantius Divine Institutes Book II Man, therefore, was made from different and opposite substances, as the world itself was made from light and darkness, from life and death; and he has admonished us that these two things contend against each other in man: so that if the soul, which has its origi... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V He says that those who "remain unto the coming of Christ," along with "the dead in Christ, shall rise first," being "caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."[715] Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh For the Lord Himself shall descend from hea... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian A Treatise on the Soul Well, then, what difference is there between heathens and Christians, if the same prison awaits them all when dead? How, indeed, shall the soul mount up to heaven, where Christ is already sitting at the Father's right hand, when as yet the archangel's trumpet has n... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI here in the Church, of bishops, presbyters, deacons, are imitations of the angelic glory, and of that economy which, the Scriptures say, awaits those who, following the footsteps of the apostles, have lived in perfection of righteousness according to the Gospe... [ Continue Reading ]