Tag: contra mundum
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“Against the World”
Athanasius Contra Mundum (“Against the World”) The body of the Word, then, being a real human body, in spite of its having been uniquely formed from a virgin, was of itself mortal and, like other bodies, liable to death. But the indwelling of the Word loosed it from this natural liability, so that corruption…
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The Sixth Petition and Closing: “Lead Us Not into Temptation, But Deliver Us from Evil”
Because Jesus has defeated the devil on the cross, you too have overcome the devil, the world and the flesh, “For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.â€