The glory of God is a human being fully alive; and to be alive consists in beholding God.
Irenaeus of LyonsError, indeed is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced more true than truth itself.
Irenaeus of LyonsNo man can know God unless God has taught him; that is to say, that without God, God cannot be known.
Irenaeus of LyonsSince it is impossible, without God, to come to knowledge of God, he teaches men through his Word to know God.
Irenaeus of Lyons