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.
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 oth… - Tertullian
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 oth…
- Tertullian
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 imp… - Tertullian
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 imp…
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… - Tertullian
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…
Hope is patience with the lamp lit. - Tertullian
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. - Tertullian
The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.
Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money - Tertullian
Nothing that is God's is obtainable by money
We worship unity in trinity, and trinity in unity; neither confounding the person nor dividing the substance. There is one person of the Father, anot… - Tertullian
We worship unity in trinity, and trinity in unity; neither confounding the person nor dividing the substance. There is one person of the Father, anot…
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 res… - 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 res…
The first reaction to truth is hatred. - Tertullian
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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