Origen

Then, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice.

What each man honours before all else, what before all things he admires and loves, this for him is God.

What good does it do me if Christ was born in Bethlehem once if he is not born again in my heart through faith?