"It doesn't do to say that heresy produces the development of doctrine, because that annoys the theologians. But it is true to say that as a matter of history the development of doctrine has been largely a reaction on the Church's part to the attacks of heresy."

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Source : Ronald Arbuthnott Knox (1963). “University and Anglican sermons of Ronald A. Knox: together with sermons preached on various occasions”

Ronald Knox

#Church Quotes #Doctrine Quotes #Development Quotes

“I was needed, but I myself did not need. I had followers, but not allies, and only now do I understand the difference. And it is vast.”
“What a privilege to live for our Lord and to die for Him as well.”
“If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land.”
“It doesn't pay well to fight for what we believe in.”

Source : Lillian Hellman (1942). “Four plays”
“For well-being and health, again, the homestead should be airy in summer, and sunny in winter. A homestead possessing these qualities would be longer than it is deep; and its main front would face the south.”
“In instances in history, civil disobedience has been appropriate and useful.”
“The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.”
“m doing my best" "no,this isn't your best. We shall recognize your best when it appears”

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