The Apostolic Fathers

Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenæus

by Irenaeus
55 chapters Read aloud, 39 min
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Fragment 10

It is indeed proper to God, and befitting His character, to show mercy and pity, and to bring salvation to His creatures, even though they be brought under danger of destruction. “For with Him,” says the Scripture, “is propitiation.”