The Apostolic Fathers

The First Apology

68 chapters Read aloud, 1 hr 48 min With the Greek text word study in 71 of 73 paragraphs
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Chapter 6: Refuting the Accusation of Atheism

Hence are we called atheists. And we confess that we are atheists, so far as gods of this sort are concerned, but not with respect to the most true God, the Father of righteousness and temperance and the other virtues, who is free from all impurity. But both Him, and the Son (who came forth from Him and taught us these things, and the host of the other good angels who follow and are made like to Him), and the prophetic Spirit, we worship and adore, knowing them in reason and truth, and declaring without grudging to every one who wishes to learn, as we have been taught.