Romans 5:1
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V It is a distinction of dispensations, not of gods. He enjoins those who are justified by faith in Christ and not by the law to have peace with God.[623]... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V It is a distinction of dispensations, not of gods. He enjoins those who are justified by faith in Christ and not by the law to have peace with God.[623]... [ Continue Reading ]
Cyprian Treatise XI Exhortation to Martyrdom Addressed to Fortunatus And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope; and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV " Divinely, therefore, Paul writes expressly, "Tribulation worketh, patience, and patience experience, and experience hope; and hope maketh not ashamed."[218] Tertullian Scorpiace As also in his Epistle to the Romans: "And not only so, but we glory in tribula... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II "For patience," he says, "worketh experience, and experience hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit that is given to us."[261] Acts of Sharbil also experience, and from experience likewise th... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life."[301]... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Against Celsus Book IV and although "scarcely for a righteous man will one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die."[113]... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Against Celsus Book IV Certain other statements, in keeping with the character of the Jews, might be made by some of that nation, but certainly not by the Christians, who have been taught that "God commendeth His love towards us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us; "[112]... [ Continue Reading ]
Lactantius Divine Institutes Book IV to His people, He sent Him to those very persons whom He hated,[104]... [ Continue Reading ]
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III "Et ideo quemadmodum per unum hominem peccatum ingressum est in mundum, per peccaturn quoque mors ad omnes homines pervasit, quatenus omnes peccaverunt; et regnavit mors ab Adam usque ad Moysen,"[106] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III est appellata,[10... [ Continue Reading ]
Origen Commentary on John Book II "Without the law sin was dead," and adds, "But when the commandment came sin revived," and so teaches generally about sin that it has no power before the law and the commandment (but the Logos is, in a sense, law and commandment), and there would be no sin were ther... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III Those, therefore, who assert that He appeared putatively, and was neither born in the flesh nor truly made man, are as yet under the old condemnation, holding out patronage to sin; for, by their showing, death has not been vanquished, which "reigned from Adam to M... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III Concurring with these statements, Paul, speaking to the Romans, declares: "Much more they who receive abundance of grace and righteousness for [eternal] life, shall reign by one, Christ Jesus."[299]... [ Continue Reading ]
Epistle of Barnabas Seeing that the divine fruits[3]... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III For as by the disobedience of the one man who was originally moulded from virgin soil, the many were made sinners,[355] Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III For as by one man's disobedience sin entered, and death obtained [a place] through sin; so also by the obed... [ Continue Reading ]
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III ignorant, however, that "where sin abounded, grace did much more abound."[469] Tertullian Against Marcion Book V enemies can ever be reduced to peace. "Moreover," says he, "the law entered, that the offence might abound."[626] Tertullian Against Marcion Book V... [ Continue Reading ]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V "reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto (eternal) life by Jesus Christ,"[631] Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh By a figure we die in our baptism, but in a reality we rise again in the flesh, even as Christ did, "that, a... [ Continue Reading ]