The sayings ... which are of importance for the whole end o… - Clement of Alexandria

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The sayings ... which are of importance for the whole end of salvation, and are enveloped in a wonderful and super-celestial depth of thought, should not be taken as they strike the careless ear, but with an effort of mind to reach the very spirit of the Saviour.

Clement of Alexandria

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About Clement of Alexandria

Titus Flavius Clemens (c. 150 – c. 215), known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria.

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Native Name: Κλήμης ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς

Alternative Names: Saint Clement • Titus Flavius Clemens

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If, for instance, a man had a godless father or son or brother, who became a hindrance to his faith and an obstacle to the life above, let him not live in fellowship or agreement with him, but let him dissolve the fleshly relationship on account of the spiritual antagonism.

There is one river of truth, which receives tributaries from every side.

How can it not be necessary, for him who wishes to lay hold of the power of God, to philosophise and to grasp with comprehension intellectual concepts?

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