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Theodotus

Section 26

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Author: Theodotus

XXVI. Thus also, then, when God is called “

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a

consuming

fire

,

”

it

is

because

a

name

and

sign

,

not

of

wickedness

,

but

of

power

,

is

to

be

selected

.

For

as

fire

is

the

most

potent

of

the

elements

,

and

masters

all

things

;

so

also

God

is

all

-

powerful

and

almighty

,

who

is

able

to

hold

,

to

create

,

to

make

,

to

nourish

,

to

make

grow

,

to

save

,

having

power

of

body

and

soul

.

As

,

then

,

fire

is

superior

to

the

elements

,

so

is

the

Almighty

Ruler

to

gods

,

and

powers

,

and

principalities

.

The

power

of

fire

is

twofold

:

one

power

conduces

to

the

production

and

maturing

of

fruits

and

of

animals

,

of

which

the

sun

is

the

image

;

and

the

other

to

consumption

and

destruction

,

as

terrestrial

fire

.

When

,

then

,

God

is

called

a

consuming

fire

,

He

is

called

a

mighty

and

resistless

power

,

to

which

nothing

is

impossible

,

but

which

is

able

to

destroy

.