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Saint Irenaeus of Lyons with other holy bishops (icon), Contemporary Orthodox iconographer

Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies Fragments from.26: XXVI

Contemporary Orthodox iconographer, Saint Irenaeus of Lyons with other holy bishops (icon), 21st century · CC BY 4.0Contemporary Orthodox iconographer, Saint Irenaeus of Lyons with other holy bishops (icon), 21st century

SectionIrenaeus of LyonsPublic domainFragments from the Lost Writings of Irenæus

Know thou that every man is either empty or full. For if he has not the Holy Spirit, he has no knowledge of the Creator; he has not received Jesus Christ the Life; he knows not the Father who is in heaven; if he does not live after the dictates of reason, after the heavenly law, he is not a sober-minded person, nor does he act uprightly: such an one is empty. If, on the other hand, he receives God, who says, “I will dwell with them, and walk in them, and I will be their God,” such an one is not empty, but full.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1885), public domain (Public domain).

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