Interesting Church Fathers Site

I just found this today: http://www.earlychurchfathers.org/. It looks pretty cool. I was looking for some quotes on baptism in the early Church and came across the site. Here is the quote I found from St. Justin (First Apology, 61, AD 150), whose writings I have read many times:

As many as are persuaded and believe that what we teach and say is true, and undertake to be able to live accordingly, are instructed to pray and to entreat God with fasting, for the remission of their sins that are past, we pray and fast with them. Then they are brought by us where there is water, and are regenerated in the same manner in which we were ourselves regenerated. For, in the name of God, the Father and Lord of the universe, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, they then receive the washing with water. For Christ also said, “Except ye be born again, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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2 Responses to “Interesting Church Fathers Site”

  1. LutherPunk Says:
    May 19, 2006 at 1:11 pm

    Good info on this site, though the design is not very navigable. Even so, it looks like a place where I could spend a lot of time.

  2. Derek the Ænglican Says:
    May 19, 2006 at 3:36 pm

    Ditto what lp said!

    Although I’d be a *little* chary of citing the Shepherd of Hermas as standing fully within the orthodox catholic tradition…

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