“We pray for our enemies; we seek to persuade those who hate us without cause to live conformably to the goodly precepts of Christ, that they may become partakers with us of the joyful hope of blessings from God, the Lord of all.” MayHateCausesChristLordEnemyPrayingBlessingJoyfulGod Blessing Author:Justin Martyr
“In that we say he [Christ] made whole the lame, the paralytic, and those born blind, we seem to say what is very similar to the deeds said to have been done by Esculapius.” Has BeensMadeSaidDoneWholeSeemsChristBornAtheismBlindDeedsPositive AtheismLame Book:The Sacred Writings of Justin Martyr (Annotated Edition) Source: The Sacred Writings of Justin Martyr (Annotated Edition)
“If some should accuse us as if we held that people born before the time of Christ were not accountable to God for their actions, we shall anticipate and answer such a difficulty. We have been taught that Christ is the first-begotten of God, and we have declared him to be the Logos of which all mankind partakes. Those, therefore, who lived according to reason (logos) were really Christians, even though they were thought to be atheists, such as, among the Greeks, Socrates, Heraclitus and others like them.” PeopleIfsShouldFirstsHas BeensReasonActionChristianChristBornAnswersMankindTaughtDifficultyAtheistGreekAnticipateLogos Author:Justin Martyr
“And this food is called among us the Eucharist, of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, who has been washed with the washing that is for the remission of sins and to regeneration, and who is so living as Christ has enjoined.” MenBelieveHas BeensChristSinTeachHe ManWashingBaptismEucharistRegenerationRemission Book:The Sacred Writings of Justin Martyr (Annotated Edition) Source: The Sacred Writings of Justin Martyr (Annotated Edition)
“If you are eagerly looking for salvation, and if you believe in God, you may ... become acquainted with the Christ of God, and, after being initiated [a reference to baptism], live a happy life.” IfsBelieveMayChristSalvationBelieve In GodHappy LifeIf You BelieveBaptismLive Life Happy Author:Justin Martyr
“Now bring what we have into common stock, and communicate to everyone in need; we who hated and destroyed one another, and on account of their different tribe, now since the coming of Christ, live familiarly with them, and pray for our enemies, and endeavor to persuade those who hate us unjustly, to the end that they may become partakers of the same joyful hope of a reward from God the ruler of all.” NeedsMayDifferentEndsFaithHateChristCommonChristianityEnemyPrayingAccountsRewardsCommunicateChristian LifeDestroyedHatedEndeavorJoyfulRulersTribes Author:Justin Martyr
“Let it be understood that those who are not found living as He taught are not Christian- even though they profess with the lips the teaching of Christ.” ChristianFoundChristTeachingTaughtUnderstoodLips Author:Justin Martyr
“When we say that Jesus Christ was produced without sexual union, was crucified and died, and rose again, and ascended to heaven, we propound nothing new or different from what you believe regarding those whom you call the sons of Jupiter.” BelieveDifferentJesusHeavenChristSonJesus ChristDiedUnionsRoseMartyrNothing NewJupiter Author:Justin Martyr
“We used to hate and destroy one another and refused to associate with people of another race or country. Now, because of Christ, we live together with such people and pray for our enemies.” PeopleCountryTogetherUsedHateChristRaceEnemyPrayingAssociates Author:Justin Martyr
“... it is better to believe even what is impossible to our own nature and to men, than to be unbelieving like the rest of the world, we have learned; for we know that our Master Jesus Christ said, that 'what is impossible with men is possible with God' (Mt. 19:26)?” KnowsMenWorldBelieveSaidChristianJesusChristImpossibleMastersJesus ChristOrthodoxOrthodox Christian Author:Justin Martyr
