Here, again, we see the fitness of His death and of those outstretched arms: it was that He might draw His ancient people with the one and the Gentil… - Athanasius of Alexandria

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Here, again, we see the fitness of His death and of those outstretched arms: it was that He might draw His ancient people with the one and the Gentiles with the other, and join both together in Himself.

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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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For just as, though invisible, He is known through the works of creation; so, having become man, and being in the body unseen, it may be known from His works that He Who can do these is not man, but the Power and Word of God.
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