God the Father’s a deep root; the Son’s the shoot that breaks into the world; the Spirit spreads the beauty & fragrance.
TERTULLIANThe more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
More Tertullian Quotes
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For what war should we not be fit and eager, even though unequal in numbers, we who are so willing to be slaughtered-if, according to that discipline of ours, it was not more lawful to be slain than to slay?
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Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?
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All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
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Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity.
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I believe because it is absurd.
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Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
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Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Patience is God’s nature.
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Christians are made, not born.
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The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Those who fled will fight another time.
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