Ante-Nicene Fathers — Vol. 02 — CCEL UTF-8 text — Section 2291
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Work: Ante-Nicene Fathers — Volume 2
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Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 2
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VI. For our Lord and Saviour was asked pleasantly a question most appropriate for Him,--the Life respecting life, the Saviour respecting salvation, the Teacher respecting the chief doctrines taught, the Truth respecting the true immortality, the Word respecting the word of the Father, the Perfect respecting the perfect rest, the Immortal respecting the sure immortality. He was asked respecting those things on account of which He descended, which He inculcates, which He teaches, which He offers, in order to show the essence of the Gospel, that it is the gift of eternal life. For He fore…
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