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Irenaeus, Refutation Of All Heresies, 2.34.3

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For as the heaven which is above us, the firmament, the sun, the moon, the rest of the stars, and all their grandeur, although they had no previous existence, were called into being, and continue throughout a long course of time according to the will of God, so also any one who thinks thus respecting souls and spirits, and, in fact, respecting all created things, will not by any means go far astray, inasmuch as all things that have been made had a beginning when they were formed, but endure as long as God wills that they should have an existence and continuance. The prophetic Spirit bears testimony to these opinions, when He declares, "For He spake, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created: He hath established them for ever, yea, forever and ever." And again, He thus speaks respecting the salvation of man: "He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him length of days for ever and ever;" indicating that it is the Father of all who imparts continuance for ever and ever on those who are saved. For life does not arise from us, nor from our own nature; but it is bestowed according to the grace of God. And therefore he who shall preserve the life bestowed upon him, and give thanks to Him who imparted it, shall receive also length of days for ever and ever. But he who shall reject it, and prove himself ungrateful to his Maker, inasmuch as he has been created, and has not recognised Him who bestowed [the gift upon him], deprives himself of [the privilege of] continuance for ever and ever. And, for this reason, the Lord declared to those who showed themselves ungrateful towards Him: "If ye have not been faithful in that which is little, who will give you that which is great?" indicating that those who, in this brief temporal life, have shown themselves ungrateful to Him who bestowed it, shall justly not receive from Him length of days for ever and ever.

Intertexts (texts cited often on the same page as the searched text):

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1. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 1.1 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

1.1. וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טוֹב׃ 1.1. בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃

1.1. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth."

2. Hebrew Bible, Psalms, 21.4, 33.9, 44.12, 148.5 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)

21.4. כִּי־תְקַדְּמֶנּוּ בִּרְכוֹת טוֹב תָּשִׁית לְרֹאשׁוֹ עֲטֶרֶת פָּז׃ 33.9. כִּי הוּא אָמַר וַיֶּהִי הוּא־צִוָּה וַיַּעֲמֹד׃ 44.12. תִּתְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל וּבַגּוֹיִם זֵרִיתָנוּ׃ 148.5. יְהַלְלוּ אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה כִּי הוּא צִוָּה וְנִבְרָאוּ׃

21.4. For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head." 33.9. For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood." 44.12. Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations." 148.5. Let them praise the name of the LORD; For He commanded, and they were created."

3. New Testament, 1 Timothy, 4.3-4.5 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

4.3. forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4.4. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving. 4.5. For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

4. New Testament, Matthew, 18.20 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)

18.20. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them.

5. Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies, (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)

6. Irenaeus, Refutation of All Heresies, 1.22.1, 1.28.1-1.28.2, 2.1.1, 2.19.6, 2.29.3, 2.33.4-2.33.5, 2.34.1-2.34.2, 2.34.4, 3.20.2, 4.11.2, 4.20.6, 4.33.11, 4.37.7, 4.38.1, 4.38.3, 4.39.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.3, 5.2.3, 5.3.3, 5.4.1, 5.6.1, 5.7.1-5.7.2, 5.9.1, 5.9.4, 5.12.2 (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)

Subjects of this text:

subject	book bibliographic info
adam,and christ	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 95
annihilationism	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
anthropology,bipartite vs. tripartite	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
anthropology,of irenaeus	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
anthropology	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 220, 230
beauty	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 230
body	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 92, 101
carpocratians	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
clement of alexandria,moral criticism of heresy	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
conformity to	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
donovan,m. a.	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 95
fantino,j.	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 96
flesh	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 95, 96; Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 220, 230
flesh and glory	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 230
glory of god	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 230
god as omnipotent	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 53
god as supreme king and wise architect	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 53
hands of god	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 220
holy spirit,and man	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 101
holy spirit,as life-creating	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 94, 95
homonymy,immortality	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
intellect (nous)	Thomassen (2023), Before Valentinus: The Gnostics of Irenaeus. 10
irenaeus	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
justin martyr	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 92
lassiat,h.	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 94, 95
law,the,in clement	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
libertinism/license	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
life,and soul	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
life,breath of life	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 92, 94
life,eternal	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
life,god as source	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 93
life	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 94, 95, 96
marriage	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
participation	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 220, 230
resurrection,connection to morality	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
resurrection,extent of (generality)	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
resurrection,of jesus'	Mcglothlin (2018), Resurrection as Salvation: Development and Conflict in Pre-Nicene Paulinism, 88
resurrection of the flesh	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 230
rousseau,a.	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 92, 94, 95
salvation	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 230
salvation of the flesh	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 230
soul,and life	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 92, 93, 94
soul,immortality of	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 94, 95
soul	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 92, 101
spirit	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 220
thankfulness	Behr (2000), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement, 93
unity of man	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 220
valentinians	Osborne (2001), Irenaeus of Lyons, 220
εὐφήμως	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
μισανθρωπία	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
πορνεία	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
ἀδιάφορος	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
ἀντιτάσσεσθαι	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
ἀσέλγεια	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
ἀχαρίστως	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
ἐξυβρίζειν	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346
ἡδυπάθεια	Boulluec (2022), The Notion of Heresy in Greek Literature in the Second and Third Centuries, 346