OrigenSeeing there are many who think they hold the opinions of Christ, and yet some of these think differently from their predecessors, yet as the teaching of the Church, transmitted i… ▶371ThoughtTimeTruth
OrigenThis opinion, however, is held by most, that the devil was an angel, and that, having become an apostate, he induced as many of the angels as possible to fall away with himself, a… ▶332PoliticsTime
OrigenAsk, and it shall be given you. ✨ Origen , Aeterna Press (2016). Origen Collection [2 Books], p.40, Aeterna Press357Reading
OrigenThe Word of God is like a lamp to guide us.336Reflection
OrigenThen, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from… ▶358Truth
OrigenThe soul has neither beginning nor end [They] come into this world strengthened by the victories or weakened by the defeats of their previous lives347Politics
OrigenGod puts Christ's enemies as a footstool beneath His feet, for their salvation as well as their destruction.293Life
OrigenWe must believe what is good and true about the prophets, that they were sages, that they did understand what proceeded from their mouths, and that they bore prudence on their lip… ▶338Truth
OrigenYou cannot demand military service of Christians any more than you can of priests. We do not go forth as soldiers with the Emperor even if he demands this.317Death
OrigenWhat each man honours before all else, what before all things he admires and loves, this for him is God. ✨ Selections from the Commentaries and Homilies of Origen.3410Love
OrigenThis also is a part of the Church's teaching, that the world was made and took its beginning at a certain time, and is to be destroyed on account of its wickedness. ✨ Origen… ▶274Time
OrigenWhen anyone prays, the angels that minister to God and watch over mankind gather round about him and join with him in prayer.275Humanity
OrigenThis also is a part of the teaching of the Church, that there are certain angels of God, and certain good influences, which are His servants in accomplishing the salvation of men.… ▶265Thought
OrigenAlthough Christ was God, he took flesh; and having been made man, he remained what he was, God.221Time
OrigenWhat good does it do me if Christ was born in Bethlehem once if he is not born again in my heart through faith?255HopeLove
OrigenFor if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own … ▶245Hope
OrigenEvery soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the filth of wickedness and sin. . . . In the Church, baptism is given for the remission of sins, and, according to the usage of th… ▶192Politics
OrigenFor we no longer take up sword against nation, nor do we learn war any more, having become children of peace, for the sake of Jesus, who is our leader. ✨ The Writings of Ori… ▶204Humanity
OrigenBut God, who is the beginning of all things, is not to be regarded as a composite being, lest perchance there should be found to exist elements prior to the beginning itself, out … ▶2610Politics
OrigenThe honor that we pay to the Son of God, as well as that which we render to God the Father, consists of an upright course of life. This is plainly taught us by the passage, You th… ▶237LifePolitics
OrigenWhen a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquirin… ▶141Humanity
OrigenConscience is the chamber of justice. ✨ Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern English and Foreign Sources. Book by James Wood, p. 46, 1899.142Reading
OrigenNow the true soldiers of Christ must always be prepared to do battle for the truth, and must never, so far as lies with them, allow false convictions to creep in.2210DeathTruth
OrigenThe physical voice we use in prayer need not be great nor startling; even should we not lift up any great cry or shout, God will yet hear us.177Sadness
OrigenBut the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot b… ▶2010Philosophy
OrigenWhen Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave the house… ▶177Love
OrigenIt can be shown that an incorporeal and reasonable being has life in itself independently of the body... then it is beyond a doubt bodies are only of secondary importance and aris… ▶1810DeathLifeTime
OrigenThe human heart is no small thing, for it can embrace so much.1810HumanityLove
OrigenYou yourself are even another little world and have within you the sun and the moon and also the stars.168Reading
OrigenThe Church received from the apostles the tradition of giving baptism even to infants. The apostles, to whom were committed the secrets of the divine sacraments, knew there are in… ▶136Time
