Irenaeus of LyonsPrior 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… ▶376HumanityLifeThought
Irenaeus of LyonsThe glory of God is a human being fully alive; and to be alive consists in beholding God.377HumanityLife
Irenaeus of LyonsError, indeed is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by i… ▶302LifeTruth
Irenaeus of LyonsOthers of them employ outward marks ... They style themselves Gnostics. They also possess images, some of them painted and others formed from different kinds of material. They mai… ▶359SadnessTime
Irenaeus of LyonsThe glory of God is the human person fully alive.282HumanityLife
Irenaeus of LyonsHe who was the Son of God became the Son of man, that man ... might become the son of God.251Truth
Irenaeus of LyonsAnd 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 r… ▶285Hope
Irenaeus of Lyons[Naaman] dipped himself, it says, seven times in Jordan. It was not for nothing that Naaman of old, when suffering from leprosy, was purified upon his being baptized, but as an in… ▶285Time
Irenaeus of Lyons[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 remissi… ▶263DeathLife
Irenaeus of LyonsHe who retains unchangeable in his heart the rule of the truth which he received by means of baptism will doubtless recognise the names, the expressions, and the parables taken fr… ▶285LoveTruth
Irenaeus of LyonsBut 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 God244Humanity
Irenaeus of LyonsFor 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, beyo… ▶237Truth
Irenaeus of LyonsError 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 truth… ▶226Truth
Irenaeus of LyonsFor where the church is, there is the Spirit of God, and where the Spirit of God, there is the church and all grace.2410Hope
Irenaeus of LyonsA 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.2310Sadness
Irenaeus of LyonsHe [Jesus] fought and conquered. On the one hand, he was man who struggled for his fathers and through his obedience cancelled their disobedience. On the other hand, he bound the … ▶198DeathHumanityLove
Irenaeus of LyonsIt 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 … ▶156Truth
Irenaeus of LyonsHe [Jesus] came to save all through himself; all, I say, who through him are reborn in God: infants, and children, and youths, and old men. Therefore he passed through every age, … ▶189Truth
Irenaeus of LyonsThe business of the Christian is nothing else but to be ever preparing for death.1710Death
