It is certainly no part of religion to compel religion. Tertullian More Quotes by Tertullian More Quotes From Tertullian [T]he Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost [are] three ... not in condition, but in degree; not in substance, but in form; not in power, but in aspect; yet of one substance, and of one condition, and of one power, inasmuch as He is one God, from whom these degrees and forms and aspects are reckoned, under the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Tertullian namesfatherson Against Him those women sin who torment their skin with potions, stain their cheeks with rouge and extend the line of their eyes with black coloring. Doubtless they are dissatisfied with God's plastic skill. In their own persons they convict and censure the Artificer of all things. Tertullian carpe-diemeyebeauty Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it. Tertullian wanderlittleslong Nature is schoolmistress, the soul the pupil; and whatever one has taught or the other has learned has come from God - the Teacher of the teacher. Tertullian naturesoulteacher Christ, in disarming Peter, disarmed every soldier. Tertullian violencesoldierchrist Enoch predicted that "the demons and the spirits of the angelic apostates would turn into idolatry all the elements, all the adornment of the universe, and all things contained in the heaven, the sea, and the earth, that they might be consecrated as God in opposition to God." All things, therefore, does human error worship, except the Founder of all himself. The images of those things are idols; the consecration of the images is idolatry. Tertullian errorsreligiousidols Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions. Tertullian varioussarcasticdog For those women sin against God when they rub their skin with ointments, stain their cheeks with rouge, and make their eyes prominent with antimony. To them, I suppose, the artistic skill of God is displeasing! Tertullian skinsskillseye The Christian does not hurt even his enemy. Tertullian hurtchristianenemy The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed. Tertullian growschristianblood Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity. Tertullian chastitypainteye Let the emperor make war on heaven; let him lead heaven captive in his triumph; let him put guards on heaven; let him impose taxes on heaven! He cannot. . . . He gets his sceptre where he first got his humanity; his power where he got the breath of life. Tertullian humanitywarheaven The blood of the Christians is seed Tertullian seedschristianblood The Word, then, the Christ, is the cause both of our ancient beginning, for lie was in God, and of our well-being. And now this same Word has appeared as man. He alone is both God and man, and the source of all our good things Tertullian causesmenlying Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples. Tertullian violencekingshero Examine then, and see if He be not the dispenser of kingdoms, who is Lord at once of the world which is ruled, and of man himself who rules; if He have not ordained the changes of dynasties, with their appointed seasons, who was before all time, and made the world a body of times; if the rise and the fall of states are not the work of Him, under whose sovereignty the human race once existed without states at all. Tertullian racemenfall How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases! Tertullian devildiseasemen Keep always in mind the rule of faith which I profess and by which I bear witness that the Father and the Son and the Spirit are inseparable from each other, and then you will understand what is meant by it. Observe now that I say the Father is other [distinct], the Son is other, and the Spirit is other. This statement is wrongly understood by every uneducated or perversely disposed individual, as if it meant diversity and implied by that diversity a separation of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Tertullian diversityfatherson 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? Tertullian disciplinenumberswar The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: 'Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.' Tertullian rumorknownnature
