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Irenaeus of Lyons

Irenaeus (/aɪrəˈniːəs/; Greek: Ειρηναίος Eirēnaíos) (died about 202) was a Greek cleric noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in what is now the south of France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by combatting heresy and defining orthodoxy. Originating from Smyrna, now Izmir in Turkey, he had heard the preaching of Polycarp, who in turn was said to have heard John the Evangelist.

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[Peter] testified to [the Jews in Acts 2] that Jesus Christ was the Son of God, the Judge of the living and dead, into whom he did also command them to be baptized for the remission of sins.

Dead, Jesus, Judging, Peter, Son, Testified

The glory of God is the human person fully alive.

Alive, Fully, Glory, Humans

We have learned from none others the plan of our salvation, than from those through whom the Gospel has come down to us, which they did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period, by the will of God, handed down to us in the Scriptures, to be the ground and pillar of our faith

Ground, Period, Pillars, Proclaim, Salvation, Scripture

But we do now receive a certain portion of His Spirit, tending towards perfection, and preparing us for incorruption, being little by little accustomed to receive and bear God

Bear, Bears, Certain, Incorruption, Littles, Perfection

As long as any one has the means of doing good to his neighbours, and does not do so, he shall be reckoned a stranger to the love of the Lord.

Doe, Good, Long, Lord, Mean

God became man, that we might be gods.

Became, God, Gods, Man, Men, Might

The glory of God is a human being fully alive; and to be alive consists in beholding God.

Alive, Glory, God, Human, Humans

Since it is impossible, without God, to come to knowledge of God, he teaches men through his Word to know God.

God, Impossible, Know, Knowledge Of God, Men, Teaches

Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt canceled.

Debt, Debtors, God, Tree

Suppose there arise a dispute relative to some important question among us, should we not have recourse to the most ancient Churches with which the apostles held constant intercourse, and learn from them what is certain and clear in regard to the present question? For how should it be if the apostles themselves had not left us writings? Would it not be necessary, in that case, to follow the course of the tradition which they handed down to those to whom they did commit the Churches?

Ancient, Church, Constant, Important, Regard, Writing

Error never shows itself in its naked reality, in order not to be discovered. On the contrary, it dresses elegantly, so that the unwary may be led to believe that it is more truthful than truth itself.

Believe, Contrary, Discovered, Errors, Reality, Truthful

He who was the Son of God became the Son of man, that man. . . might become the son of God.

Son, Men, Might, Man, Became

For I have shown from the Scriptures, that no one of the sons of Adam is as to everything, and absolutely, called God, or named Lord. But that He is Himself in His own right, beyond all men who ever lived, God, and Lord, and King Eternal, and the Incarnate Word, proclaimed by all the prophets, the apostles, and by the Spirit Himself, may be seen by all who have attained to even a small portion of the truth. Now the Scriptures would not have testified these things of Him, if, like others, He had been a mere man.

Adam, Jesus, Kings, Like, Son, Sons

Because of his boundless love, Jesus became what we are that he might make us to be what he is.

Became, Boundless, Jesus, Love, Might

Prior to Valentinus, those who follow Valentinus had no existence. Nor did those from Marcion exist before Marcion. Nor, in short, did any of those malignant-minded people, whom I have listed above, have any existence previous to the initiators and inventors of their perversity.

Existence, Initiators, Marcion, People, Sarcastic, Short

And when we come to refute them, we shall show in its fitting place that this class of men [i. e. , the gnostics] has been instigated by satan to a denial of that baptism which is regeneration to God, and thus to a denial of the whole faith [by denying all physical aspects of spirituality, including the incarnatian and bodily resurrection of Jesus].

Baptism, Class, Including, Jesus, Men

Jesus Christ, in His infinite love, has become what we are, in order that He may make us entirely what He is.

Become, Christ, Entirely, Jesus, May, Order

The business of the Christian is nothing else but to be ever preparing for death.

Business, Christian, Death, Preparing, Preparing For Death

A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject; knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Firsts, Knowing, Men, Reject, Sinneth

It is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged in her hands most copiously all things pertaining to the truth.

Apostles, Apostolic Church, Copiously, Hands, Men, Truth

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