Christ a real man died and rose from the dead by Tertullian

"The Son of God was born: I am not ashamed at this, because it is shameful. The Son of God died: and this is believable, because it is absurd. He was buried and rose: this is certain because it is impossible. But how could these statements be true in the case of Christ if He Himself did not truly... Continue Reading →

Man restored in Christ by Irenaeus of Lyon

"When [The Son of God] took flesh and became man, He recapitulated in Himself the long history of men, procuring for us the reward of salvation so that in Christ Jesus we might recover what we had lost in Adam, namely, the image and likeness of God. For since it was not possible for man, once wounded and broken by disobedience,... Continue Reading →

Mary was virgin giving birth-in Apocryphal writings of Protoevangelium of James

"(19:1) And behold, a woman came down from the hill-country and said to me, "Man, where are you going?" And I said, "I seek a Hebrew midwife." and she answered me, "Are you from Isreal?" And I said to her, "Yes." And she said, "And who is she who brings forth in the cave?" And... Continue Reading →

Christ for Early Christians by Ignatius of Antioch

 "Stop your ears, therefore, when anyone speaks to you of anything except Jesus Christ, David's descendent and Mary's Son, who was truly born, and ate, and drank: who was truly persecuted under Pontius Pilate. truly crucified and dies, in the sight of [beings in] heaven and earth and under the earth; who also truly rose... Continue Reading →

True life in death by Ignatius of Antioch

"There is only one Physician, having both flesh and spirit, born and unborn, God becomes man, true life in death, from Mary and from God, first passible and then impassible - Jesus Christ our Lord." Ignatius of Antioch, To the Ephesians  7,2 "For our God Jesus Christ, according to God's economy, was conceived by Mary of... Continue Reading →

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