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[I will be citing from his work,\u00a0To Autolycus<\/em>, which consists of three books]<\/p>\n

I\u00a0believe,\u00a0obedient\u00a0to\u00a0God<\/span>, whom, if you please, do you also submit to, believing Him<\/span>, . . . He who gave the mouth for speech, and formed the ear to hear, and made the eye to see, will examine all things, and will judge righteous judgment, rendering merited awards to each<\/span>. To those who by patient continuance in well-doing<\/span> [Romans 2:7]<\/span>\u00a0seek\u00a0immortality, He will give life everlasting<\/span>,\u00a0joy, peace, rest, and abundance of\u00a0good things, which neither has eye seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man to conceive. [1 Corinthians 2:9]<\/span> But to the unbelieving and despisers, who\u00a0obey\u00a0not the\u00a0truth, but are\u00a0obedient\u00a0to unrighteousness<\/span>, when they shall have been filled with adulteries and fornications, and filthiness, and\u00a0covetousness, and unlawful idolatries, there shall be\u00a0anger\u00a0and\u00a0wrath, tribulation and anguish, [Romans 2:8-9]<\/span>\u00a0and at the last\u00a0everlasting fire\u00a0shall possess such men<\/span>. Since you said,\u00a0Show me your\u00a0God,<\/q>\u00a0this is my\u00a0God, and I counsel you to\u00a0fear Him and to trust Him. [Bk I, ch. 14<\/a>]<\/p>\n

For as the sea, if it had not had the influx and supply of the rivers and fountains to nourish it, would long since have been parched by reason of its saltness; so also the world<\/span>, if it had not had the law of\u00a0God\u00a0and the\u00a0prophets<\/span>\u00a0flowing and welling up sweetness, and compassion, and righteousness, and the doctrine of the holy commandments of God<\/span>, would long before now have come to ruin, by reason of the wickedness and sin which abound in it. And as in the sea there are islands, some of them habitable, and well-watered, and fruitful, with havens and harbours in which the storm-tossed may find refuge \u2014 so God has given to the world which is driven and tempest-tossed by sins, assemblies \u2014 we mean holy\u00a0churches \u2014 in which survive the doctrines of the\u00a0truth, as in the island-harbours of good anchorage; and into these run those who desire to be saved, being lovers of the\u00a0truth, and wishing to escape the\u00a0wrath\u00a0and judgment of\u00a0God<\/span>. And as, again, there are other islands, rocky and without water, and barren, and infested by wild beasts, and uninhabitable, and serving only to injure navigators and the storm-tossed, on which ships are wrecked, and those driven among them perish \u2014 so there are doctrines of\u00a0error\u2014 I mean\u00a0heresies\u00a0\u2014 which destroy those who approach them<\/span>. For they are not guided by the word of\u00a0truth<\/span>; but as pirates, when they have filled their vessels, drive them on the fore-mentioned places, that they may spoil them: so also it happens in the case of those who\u00a0err\u00a0from the\u00a0truth<\/span>, that they are all totally ruined by their\u00a0error.<\/span> (Bk. II, ch. 14<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The disposition of the stars, too, contains a type of the arrangement and order of the righteous and\u00a0pious, and of those who keep the law and commandments of\u00a0God<\/span>. For the brilliant and bright stars are an imitation of the\u00a0prophets, and therefore they remain fixed, not declining, nor passing from place to place. And those which hold the second place in brightness, are types of the people of the righteous. And those, again, which change their position, and flee from place to place, which also are called planets, they too are a type of the men who have wandered from\u00a0God, abandoning His law and commandments.<\/span> (Bk. II, ch. 15<\/a>)<\/p>\n

God . . . placed man in Paradise, as has been said, to till and keep it, . . . by the expression,\u00a0till it,<\/q> [Gen 2:15] no other kind of labour is implied than the observance of God\u2019s command, lest, disobeying, he should destroy himself, as indeed he did destroy himself, by sin.<\/span> (Bk. II, ch. 24<\/a>)<\/p>\n

. . . if he should incline to the things of immortality, keeping the commandment of\u00a0God, he should receive as reward from Him\u00a0immortality<\/span>, . . . For God made man free, and with power over himself. That, then, which man brought upon himself through carelessness and disobedience, this God now vouchsafes to him as a gift through His own philanthropy and pity, when men\u00a0obey\u00a0Him. For as man, disobeying, drew death upon himself; so,\u00a0obeying\u00a0the\u00a0will\u00a0of\u00a0God, he who desires is able to procure for himself life everlasting<\/span>. For God has given us a law and\u00a0holy commandments<\/span>; and every one who keeps these can be saved<\/span>, . . . (Bk. II, ch. 27<\/a>)<\/p>\n

And they also taught us to refrain from unlawful\u00a0idolatry, and\u00a0adultery, and\u00a0murder, fornication, theft,\u00a0avarice, false swearing,\u00a0wrath, and every incontinence and uncleanness; and that whatever a man would not wish to be done to himself, he should not do to another; and thus he who acts righteously shall<\/span> escape the eternal punishments, and be thought worthy of the\u00a0eternal\u00a0life from\u00a0God.<\/span> (Bk. II, ch. 34<\/a>)<\/p>\n

But all these things will every one understand who seeks the wisdom of\u00a0God, and is well pleasing to Him through\u00a0faith\u00a0and righteousness and the doing of good works<\/span>. For one of the\u00a0prophets\u00a0whom we already mentioned, Hosea by name, said,\u00a0Who is wise, and he shall understand these things?\u00a0prudent, and he shall\u00a0know\u00a0them? For the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them<\/span>: but the transgressors shall fall therein.<\/q> [Hosea 14:9]<\/span> (Bk. II, ch. 38<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Polycarp vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d (vs. Jason Engwer)<\/a> [1-27-23]<\/span><\/div>\n
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St. Polycarp, Who Learned the Faith From an Apostle, Did Not Believe in \u2018Faith Alone\u2019<\/a> [National Catholic Register<\/em>, 2-26-23]
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Faith Alone in the Early Church Fathers? (vs. Jordan Cooper) \u2014 Includes Clement of Rome (d. c. 101) & Polycarp (d. 155) vs. Faith Alone<\/a> [2-28-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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Church Fathers & Sola Fide<\/em> (vs. Jordan Cooper) Incl. St. Ignatius of Antioch vs. Faith Alone; Epistle to Diognetus; Council of Trent on Justification by Faith & Imputation; Anti-Catholicism in the Lutheran Confessions<\/a> [3-6-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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Clement of Alexandria (c. 150 \u2013 c. 215) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d<\/a> [3-27-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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St. Justin Martyr (100-165) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d (Sola Fide<\/em>)<\/a> [4-1-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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St. Irenaeus (130-202) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d (Sola Fide<\/em>)<\/a> [4-1-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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Shepherd of Hermas (c. 150) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d (Sola Fide<\/em>)<\/a> [4-2-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tertullian (d. c. 220) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d<\/a> [4-2-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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Hippolytus (d. c. 235) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d<\/a> [4-3-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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Origen (c. 185 \u2013 c. 253) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d<\/a> [4-3-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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St. Cyprian (210-258) vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d (Sola Fide<\/em>)<\/a> [4-8-24]<\/span>
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Church Fathers vs. \u201cFaith Alone\u201d: Handy Capsule Proofs<\/a> [4-8-24]<\/span><\/div>\n
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Photo credit: <\/strong>Cristiano64<\/a> (10-16-10). Map of ancient Antioch, where Theophilus was a bishop<\/span> [Wikimedia Commons<\/a> \/ Creative Commons<\/a>\u00a0Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported<\/a> license]<\/p>\n

Summary<\/em>: Theophilus (d. c. 180), patriarch of Antioch, denied the novel Protestant doctrine of \u201cfaith alone\u201d or sola fide, like \u2014 scholars tell us \u2014 all of the Church fathers did.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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