Novatian
3rd century · AD 258 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 62 passages
In his own words on 2 Peter
- 2 Peter 1:4
The word of Christ bestows immortality. But immortality is the companion of divinity, because divinity is immortal, and so immortality is the result of partaking in the divine nature.
ON THE TRINITY 15.7
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