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One cannot possibly understand the teaching of the saints unless one has a pure mind and is trying to imitate their life.

~Athanasius

Topics: Cannot Imitate Life Mind Possibly Pure Saints Teaching Trying Understand Unless

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Jesus that I know as my Redeemer cannot be less than God.

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Topics: Cannot God Jesus Know Less Redeemer Than

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The Son of God became man so that we might become God.

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Topics: Became Become God Man Might Son

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Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds.

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Topics: Anyone Approach Cleanse Copying Deeds First His Life Mind Must Own Sacred Saints Similarly Understand Who Wishes Writers

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These are fountains of salvation that they who thirst may be satisfied with the living words they contain. In these alone is proclaimed the doctrine of godliness. Let no man add to these, neither let him take out from these.

~Athanasius

Topics: Add Alone Contain Doctrine Godliness Him Living Man May Neither Out Salvation Satisfied Take Thirst Who Words

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Anyone who wants to look at sunlight naturally wipes his eye clear first, in order to make, at any rate, some approximation to the purity of that on which he looks; and a person wishing to see a city or country goes to the place in order to do so.

~Athanasius

Topics: Any Anyone City Clear Country Eye First Goes He His Look Looks Make Naturally Order Person Place Purity Rate See Some Sunlight Wants Which Who Wishing

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Thus united to them in the fellowship of life, he will both understand the things revealed to them by God and, thenceforth escaping the peril that threatens sinners in the judgment, will receive that which is laid up for the saints in the kingdom of heaven.

~Athanasius

Topics: Both Escaping Fellowship God He Heaven Judgment Kingdom Laid Life Peril Receive Revealed Saints Sinners Them Things Threatens Thus Understand United Up Which Will

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Nationality: Roman

Type: Saint

Born: Unknown

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