Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Revelation 3:2

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 3, page 663, footnote 9 (Image)

Tertullian (I, II, III)

Ethical. (HTML)

On Repentance. (HTML)

Examples from Scripture to Prove the Lord's Willingness to Pardon. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 8493 (In-Text, Margin)

This if you doubt, unravel the meaning of “what the Spirit saith to the churches.” He imputes to the Ephesians “forsaken love;” reproaches the Thyatirenes with “fornication,” and “eating of things sacrificed to idols;” accuses the Sardians of “works not full;”[Revelation 3:2] censures the Pergamenes for teaching perverse things; upbraids the Laodiceans for trusting to their riches; and yet gives them all general monitions to repentance—under comminations, it is true; but He would not utter comminations to one un repentant if He did not forgive the repentant. The matter were doubtful if He had not withal elsewhere demonstrated this ...

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 7, page 517, footnote 22 (Image)

Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, 2 Clement, Early Liturgies

The Second Epistle of Clement (HTML)

The Homily (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3870 (In-Text, Margin)

... God, but now, through believing, have become more numerous than those who are reckoned to possess God. And another Scripture saith, “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” This means that those who are perishing must be saved. For it is indeed a great and admirable thing to establish, not the things which are standing, but these that are falling. Thus also did Christ desire to save the things which were perishing, and has saved many by coming and calling us when hastening to destruction.[Revelation 3:2]