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See how these Christians love one another.

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Tertullian
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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus
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I believe because it is absurd.
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Thus the connection of the Father in the Son, and of the Son in the Paraclete, produces three coherent Persons, who are yet distinct One from Another. These three are one [thing], not one [Person], as it is said, 'I and my Father are One,' in respect of unity of substance not singularity of number.
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For those women sin against God when they rub their skin with ointments, stain their cheeks with rouge, and make their eyes prominent with antimony. To them, I suppose, the artistic skill of God is displeasing!
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Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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The blood of Christians is seed.
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I believe BECAUSE it's impossible.
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What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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The Lord challenges us to suffer persecutions and to confess Him. He wants thiose who belong to him to be brave and fearless. He himself shows how weakness of the flesh is overcome by courage of the Spirit....A christian is fearless.
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Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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The angels as the guardians of men are set over men as instructors and monitors. This shows the relationship that is to exist between them. Man's attitude is to be one of obedience and subjection. He is to follow the lead of the angels, and consequently some reverence is already implied in the very relationship that exists between man and angel.
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Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.
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It is certain because it is impossible. -Certum est quia impossibile
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The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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The Son of God died it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even those of the rank and file or lesser grades who neither engage in pagan sacrifices nor capital punishment, be admitted into the church? No on both counts.
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To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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