the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xvii (the likeness of God)

“So the Christ came that he might take of the flesh and the blood of man to create a seed whose substance was spirit. This seed was planted in his people on the day of Pentecost, and like the kernel of wheat (see John 12:24) it grew, matured, and multiplied; and will continue to grow [...]

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xv (the miraculous conception)

“Let us turn our attention to the Church and to the Church Doctrine. How early in the history of the Church, the doctrine “that the end justifies the means”, came into existence, we are not prepared to say; but the early fathers in preaching to the Pagans constantly met the Pagan belief that their gods [...]