Justin Martyr Quotes on God
Justin Martyr was an early Christian apologist, the first Christian author known to have engaged Greek philosophy as a Christian. This page collects quotes attributed to Justin Martyr on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Justin Martyr:
“Whatever has been spoken truly belongs to us Christians.”
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Attributed to Justin Martyr:
“Christianity is the true philosophy.”
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Attributed to Justin Martyr:
“He who lives by reason is a Christian, even if he is called an atheist.”
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Attributed to Justin Martyr:
“Reason is the seed of the divine Word in every man.”
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“...we who valued above all things the acquisition of wealth and possessions, now bring what we have into a common stock, and communicate to every one in need; we who hated and destroyed one another, and on account of their different manners would not live with men of a different tribe, now, since the coming of Christ, live familiarly with them, and pray for our enemies, and endeavour to persuade those who hate us unjustly to live conformably to the good precepts of Christ, to the end that they may become partakers with us of the same joyful hope of a reward from God the ruler of all.”
First Apology, chap. xiv (trans. Marcus Dods )