Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Origen

Quote by Origen

“But God, who is the beginning of all things, is not to be regarded as a composite being, lest perchance there should be found to exist elements prior to the beginning itself, out of which everything is composed, whatever that be which is called composite.”

Quote by Origen

Book:The Sacred Writings of Origen (Annotated Edition)
Create image

Work

The Sacred Writings of Origen (Annotated Edition)

The Sacred Writings of Origen (Annotated Edition) is a comprehensive collection of the writings of Origen, a key figure in the development of Christian theology. The annotated edition includes his extensive theological treatises, commentaries on the Bible, and other works that have had a lasting impact on the understanding of Christian doctrine. This volume is intended for scholars, theologians, and anyone interested in the historical and theological significance of Origen's work. more

Author

Origen
Origen

Origen (c. 182 – c. 254 AD) was an early Christian theologian, biblical scholar, and philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt. He is considered one of the most influential Church Fathers, known for his allegorical interpretation of Scripture and systematic theology. Origen founded the renowned Catechetical School of Alexandria, where he taught many students. His major work, 'On First Principles,' is the first systematic theological treatise in Christianity. Although some of his views were later condemned as heretical, his contributions to biblical criticism, theology, and Christian philosophy remain significant. He died in Tyre, likely due to injuries from earlier persecution. more

You May Also Like

“But the Wisdom of God, which is His only-begotten Son, being in all respects incapable of change or alteration, and every good quality in Him being essential, and such as cannot be changed and converted, His glory is therefore declared to be pure and sincere.”

WisdomQualityChangedSonPureEssentialsGloryVery GoodSincereIncapableConvertingGood QualityAlterations
Book:The Sacred Writings of Origen (Annotated Edition)
Create image

“The Holy Bible is like a mirror before our mind's eye. In it we see our inner face. From the Scriptures we can learn our spiritual deformities and beauties. And there too we discover the progress we are making and how far we are from perfection.”

MindGodEyeChristianFacesSpiritualReligiousBeautyLearningProgressHolyBiblePerfectionMirrorsCatholicSaintChristian InspirationalScriptureImperfectionInner BeautyHoly BibleI'm Not PerfectDeformityNobody's PerfectPursuit Of PerfectionNot Being Perfect
Author:Pope Gregory I
Create image

“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of friends; better to live in darkness, than to be without friends”

ShouldLightSpeakWonderDarknessSunGenuineDeprivedWithout Friends
Book:A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
Create image