But when they hear the teaching of Christ, forthwith they turn from fighting to farming, and instead of arming themselves with swords extend their ha… - Athanasius of Alexandria

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But when they hear the teaching of Christ, forthwith they turn from fighting to farming, and instead of arming themselves with swords extend their hands in prayer. In a word, instead of fighting each other, they take up arms against the devil and the demons, and overcome them by their self-command and integrity of soul.

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About Athanasius of Alexandria

Saint Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 297 – 373) was the twentieth bishop of Alexandria. He who was a Christian theologian, a Church Father, a Doctor of the Church for Roman Catholics, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century.

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Native Name: Ἀθανάσιος
Alternative Names: Athanasius Alexandrinus Sint Atanaze d’ Alegzandreye Saint Athanasius Athanasius Athanasios of Alexandria Athanasius I of Alexandria Athanasius the Great Athanasius the Confessor Athanasius the Apostolic Athanasius Contra Mundum Athanasias
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By man death has gained its power over men; by the Word made Man death has been destroyed and life raised up anew. That is what Paul says, that true servant of Christ: “For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. Just as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:21-22).

For thus, the former Jews also, denying the Word, and saying, 'We have no king but Cæsar John 19:15,' were immediately stripped of all they had, and forfeited the light of the Lamp, the odour of ointment, knowledge of prophecy, and the Truth itself; till now they understand nothing, but are walking as in darkness.

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Except a man be born anew . . .” (John 3:3). He was not referring to a man’s natural birth from his mother, as they thought, but to the re-birth and re-creation of the soul in the Image of God.

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