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“Justin Martyr explained the distinction and the sameness of the Father and the Son with the analogy of a candle. The flame can pass from one candle to another without changing in quality or diminishing the first.” GodChrist Book:From Jesus to Christianity: A History of the Early Church Source: From Jesus to Christianity: A History of the Early Church
“Augustine recast how people should view history, that history was not the story of the rise and fall of empires because those are human things. Those are the city of man. Rather, true history should be the history of salvation, of man moving toward God. It's a focus that takes the light off of this world and shines it much more brightly on the next world.” HeavenHistory Book:From Jesus to Christianity: A History of the Early Church Source: From Jesus to Christianity: A History of the Early Church