Bible Quiz #2

our Instructor being practical, first exhorts to the attainment of right dispositions and character, and then persuades us to the energetic practice of our duties, enjoining on us pure commandments...

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Clement of Alexandria, meaning God aim is to improve the soul and train it to a virtuous life.

habits are the department appropriated by hortatory discourse guide to piety, which, like the ship's keel, is laid beneath for the building up of faith...

Clement of Alexandria, habits are the foundation for a faithful person of God.

Therefore, a person ought to describe threefold in soul the meaning of divine letters... the body of Scripture; for that is what we call the ordinary and narrative meaning. But if any have begun to make some progress and can contemplate something more fully, they should be edified by the soul of Scripture...Such people should be edified by that spiritual Law [Rom 7:14] which has a shadow of the good things to come [Heb 10:1] edified by the spirit of Scripture

Origen of Alexandria,
Some people are able to understand just the raw scripture and its saying if you are able to transcend your understanding to a deeper level you should teach and share it to others for people who do this are rewarded.

the aim of the holy spirit is that we should understand that there have been woven into the visible narrative truths that, if pondered and understood inwardly, bring forth a law useful to men and worth of God.

Origen of Alexandria

The person praying must stretch out "holy hands" by thoroughly purging the passion of "anger" from his soul

Origen of Alexandria, one who is praying is to harbor no rage for anyone and he is supposed to forgive each sin they have committed against them to "purge" this anger.

he prays "constantly" who unites prayer with deeds required and right deeds with prayer

Origen of Alexandria, speaking in prayer is nothing without the subsequent actions/deeds to fulfill this promise

he entered the church, and as the Gospel was being read, he heard the Lord saying to the rich man, 'If you would be perfect, go and sell what you possess and give to the poor..." (87)

Life of Antony, none of us are self-sufficient, we require each other's help in supplying our needs.

He was constant in prayer, knowing that a person ought to pray in secret and unceasingly

Life of Antony

the doctrine of this love of Christ does not permit the individual to be concerned solely with his or her own private interests