“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)
“Because of this basin of repentance and knowledge of God, which has been ordained for the transgression of God's people, as Isaiah cries, we have believed, and we testify that the very baptism which he announced is alone able to purify those who have repented. It is the water of life. But the cisterns which you have dug for yourselves are broken and of no benefit to you. For what is the use of a baptism which cleanses the flesh and body alone? Baptize the soul from wrath and from covetousness, from envy, and from hatred, and, lo, the body is pure.” PeopleHas BeensSoulUseBodyAbleWaterCryBrokenPureBenefitsHatredEnvyFleshRepentanceWrathBaptismTransgressionCovetousnessKnowledge Of GodWater Of Life Author:Justin Martyr
“Not as common bread or as common drink do we receive these.....We have been taught that the food that has been Eucharistized by the word of prayer, that food which by assimilation nourishes our flesh and blood, is the flesh and blood of the incarnate Jesus.” Has BeensJesusPrayerCommonBloodTaughtDrinkFleshBreadSacramentsAssimilationFlesh And Blood Author:Justin Martyr
