Heresy

Clement on Truth and Heresy

April 25, 2015 By EO Leave a Comment

Clement of Alexandria (c.150 – c. 215) [Clement was a Teacher at the Catechetical School of Alexandria] Scripture the Criterion by Which Truth and Heresy are Distinguished :The Stromata (Book VII: Chapter 16) [I include the entire chapter to preserve context] “But those who are ready to toil in the most excellent pursuits, will not […]

“No doctrine concerning the divine and saving mysteries of the faith, however trivial, may be taught without the backing of the holy Scriptures. We must not let ourselves be drawn aside by mere persuasion and cleverness of speech. Do not even give absolute belief to me, the one who tells you these things, unless you receive proof from the divine Scriptures of what I teach. For the faith that brings us salvation acquires its force, not from fallible reasonings, but from what can be proved out of the holy Scriptures.” Cyril of Jerusalem (ca. 313-386)