If in this life there are so many ways for purification and repentance, how much more should there be after death! The purification of souls, when separated from the body, will be easier. We can set no limits to the agency of the Redeemer; to redeem, to rescue, to discipline, is his work, and so will he continue to operate after this life.
Clement of AlexandriaAbove all Christians are not allowed to correct by violence sinful wrongdoings.
Clement of AlexandriaBut it is with a different kind of spell that art deludes you ... it leads you to pay religious honor and worship to images and pictures.
Clement of Alexandria