Quotes by Ambrose of Milan

Ambrose of Milan (339–397) — Bischof von Mailand, Theologe, Kirchenvater und Kirchenlehrer · Frühchristlich / Patristik · Römisches Reich

Ambrosius von Mailand (339–397) war ein römischer Beamter, der 374 zum Bischof von Mailand gewählt wurde und zu den bedeutendsten lateinischen Kirchenvätern der Frühkirche zählt. Er prägte die altkirchliche Theologie, Liturgie und das Verhältnis von Kirche und Staat, steht historisch jedoch auch wegen seines Vorgehens gegen Nichtchristen und seiner Intervention gegen den Wiederaufbau der Synagoge von Kallinikon in der Kritik. Heutigen Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften und Predigten Einblicke in die patristische Schriftauslegung sowie in die geistliche Gedankenwelt, die auch Augustinus maßgeblich beeinflusste.

Era: The Early Church

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Prayer & Silence, Faith & Trust, Growth & Character, Service & Love of Neighbour, Guilt & Forgiveness, Grace & Redemption, Ethical Questions

Quotes by Ambrose of Milan

O Lord, take this heart of stone and give me a heart of flesh and blood: a heart to love and revere you, a heart to rejoice in you, to imitate you and to please you for Christ's sake.

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If you only pray, you pray for yourself alone. But if you pray for all, all pray for you.

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Tears do not ask for pardon, they obtain it.

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Christ heals those who want to be healed; and he does not force those who do not want it.

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In him the world is risen, in him heaven is risen, in him the earth is risen.

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It is not enough to be well-disposed toward someone, one must also do good.

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If you have time for a petition, then also have time for thanksgiving.

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Do not limit the blessings of fasting to abstinence from bread alone, for true fasting means keeping away from evil. Let not your fasting lead to strife and quarrels. You eat no bread, but you devour your brother; you abstain from wine, but not from insults. So all the labor of fasting is in vain.

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God knocks unceasingly at the doors of our heart. He is always eager to enter; if he does not enter, it is our own fault.

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I do not ask Christ for reasons (for faith); if I let myself be convinced only by reasons, I deny the faith.

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Every punishment would be unjust if man had no free will, that is, if he had to do good and evil out of necessity.

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Mary is the archetype of the Church.

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There are three forms of the virtue of chastity: one belongs to the married, another to widows, the third to virginity.

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When we speak of wisdom, we speak of Christ. When we speak of virtue, we speak of Christ. When we speak of justice, we speak of Christ. When we speak of peace, we speak of Christ. When we speak of truth and life and redemption, we speak of Christ.

Ambrose of Milan

Sources: wikipedia.org, lvr.de, die-bibel.de, encyclopedia.com

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