Clement of Alexandria
3rd century · AD 215 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 978 passages
A teacher who read Scripture with an eye for its deeper moral and spiritual meaning, guiding new believers toward maturity in Christ.
Background on Clement of Alexandria
In his own words on Joshua
- Joshua 1:5
We must join in disciplining ourselves to beware of all that is subject to the passions. We must, like true philosophers, escape from any foods that arouse sexual desire, from a dissolute relaxation in bed, from luxury and all the passions that make for luxury. We realize that others find this a grievous struggle. It is no longer so for us, since self-discipline is God's greatest gift. "He has said, 'I will never forsake you or abandon you,' " who has judged you worthy by a decision that is wholly genuine. In this way, as we carefully strive to go to him, the Lord's "easy yoke" will receive us.
The Stromata Book 2
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.