Quotes by Origen

Origen (185–254) — Kirchenvater · Frühe Kirche · Ägypten

Origenes war ein frühchristlicher Gelehrter, Theologe und Presbyter des 3. Jahrhunderts, der vor allem in Alexandria und Caesarea wirkte. Er begründete die christliche Theologie als Wissenschaft und prägte die mehrfache Schriftauslegung, geriet jedoch wegen spekulativer Lehren wie der Präexistenz der Seelen und der Allversöhnung in anhaltende Kontroversen. Für heutige Bibelleser markiert sein Werk den Beginn der systematischen Auslegungstradition und der textkritischen Beschäftigung mit den biblischen Schriften.

Era: The Early Church

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, The Bible & the Word of God, Guilt & Forgiveness, Wisdom & Understanding, Meaning & Identity, Church & Congregation

Quotes by Origen

What each one honors before all else, what before all things he admires and loves, this for him is God.

Origen

Where there are sins, there is multiplicity, there are divisions, there are sects, there are quarrels. But where there is virtue, there is concord, there is unity, by which all believers were of one heart and one soul.

Origen

Although Christ was God, He took flesh; and having been made man, He remained what He was, God.

Origen

Conscience is the chamber of justice.

Origen

We who belong to the catholic church do not reject the law of Moses, but we welcome it, provided it is Jesus who reads it to us, so that as He reads we may lay hold of His understanding and interpretation.

Origen

In Holy Scripture we encounter the fullness of the divine Spirit; in all its parts—Prophets, Law, Gospel—it is God's work.

Origen

The Gospels are the firstfruits of all Scripture.

Origen

Whoever thinks carefully about the intentions of the Jewish lawgiver and compares his legislation with that of the rest of the world will find that no nation on earth is more to be admired than the Jewish people.

Origen

Sources: britannica.com, heiligenlexikon.de, brycerich.net, uni-muenster.de

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