Theophilus of Antioch (b.115 – d.181) “But some one will say to us, Was man made by nature mortal? Certainly not. Was he, then, immortal? Neither do we affirm this. But one will say, Was he, then, nothing? Not even this hits the mark. He was by nature neither mortal nor immortal. For if He […]
Theophilus of Antioch
Faith and the Resurrection
Theophilus of Antioch (b.115 – d.181) “But you do not believe that the dead are raised. When the resurrection shall take place, then you will believe, whether you will or not; and your faith shall be reckoned for unbelief, unless you believe now. And why do you not believe? Do you not know that faith […]
On Useless and Godless Opinions
Theophilus of Antioch (b.115 – d.181) “For it was fit that they who wrote should themselves have been eye-witnesses of those things concerning which they made assertions, or should accurately have ascertained them from those who had seen them; for they who write of things unascertained beat the air. For what did it profit Homer […]
Repentance and Righteousness
Theophilus of Antioch (b.115 – d.181) “And when the people transgressed the law which had been given to them by God, God being good and pitiful, unwilling to destroy them, in addition to His giving them the law, afterwards sent forth also prophets to them from among their brethren, to teach and remind them of […]