It is certain because it is impossible. -Certum est quia impossibile Tertullian More Quotes by Tertullian More Quotes From Tertullian 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. Tertullian forgivenessdoneletting-go We worship unity in trinity, and trinity in unity; neither confounding the person nor dividing the substance. There is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost; but the Godhead of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one; the glory equal, the majesty co-eternal. Tertullian unityfatherson Prayer cleanses from sin, drives away temptations, stamps out persecutions, comforts the fainthearted, gives new strength to the courageous, brings travellers safely home, calms the waves, confounds robbers, feeds the poor, overrules the rich, lifts up the fallen, supports those who are falling, sustains those who stand firm. Tertullian prayerhomefall The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. Tertullian church-todaychristianityblood Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance. Tertullian hateignorancemen The Lord challenges us to suffer persecutions and to confess Him. He wants thiose who belong to him to be brave and fearless. He himself shows how weakness of the flesh is overcome by courage of the Spirit....A christian is fearless. Tertullian fearlessbravechristian It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us. Tertullian eyepracticekindness In pain shall you bring forth children, woman, and you shall turn to your husband and he shall rule over you. And do you not know that you are Eve? God's sentence hangs still over all your sex and His punishment weighs down upon you. You are the devil's gateway; you are she who first violated the forbidden tree and broke the law of God. It was you who coaxed your way around him whom the devil had not the force to attack. With what ease you shattered that image of God: Man! Because of the death you merited, even the Son of God had to die... Woman, you are the gate to hell. Tertullian painchildrensex The Law found more than it lost when Christ said, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven’ (Matthew 5:44-45). This most important commandment summarizes in a word the universal discipline of patience, since it does not allow us to do evil even to people who deserve it. Tertullian love-youfatherson 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. Tertullian rosemeanson If the Tiber rises too high, or the Nile too low, the remedy is always feeding Christians to the lions. Tertullian feedinglionschristian Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache. Tertullian headacheargumentscripture Now we allow that life begins with conception, because we contend that the soul also begins from conception; life taking its commencement at the same moment and place that the soul does. Tertullian momentssouldoe In our case, murder being once for all forbidden, we may not destroy even the foetus in the womb, while as yet the human being derives blood from other parts of the body for its sustenance. To hinder a birth is merely a speedier mankilling; nor does it matter whether you take away a life that is born, or destroy one that is coming to the birth. That is a man which is going to be one; you have the fruit already in the seed. Tertullian abortionmenblood Hope is patience with the lamp lit. Tertullian lampshopepatience Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy. Tertullian hatredtruthenemy I believe because it is absurd. Tertullian absurdi-believebelieve The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility. Tertullian impossibilitystates The whole fruit is already present in the seed. Tertullian seedsfruit Custom without truth is error grown old. Tertullian customstruth-iserrors
