For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.
TERTULLIANThe blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Nothing that is God’s is obtainable by money.
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Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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It is certain because it is possible.
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Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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Shall we carry a flag? It is a rival to Christ.
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Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Those who fled will fight another time.
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Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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