| 1920 - 942 pages
...that are of God are often used by human hands as the means and messengers of evil and of immorality. "They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man: they changed the truth of God into a lie: and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator."... | |
| Francis Peter LeBuffe - 1921 - 110 pages
...thoughts and their foolish heart was darkened. For professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and they changed the glory of the incorruptible God...the image of a corruptible man, and of birds, and of f ourfooted beasts, and of creeping things. Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart,... | |
| John Neville Figgis - 1921 - 152 pages
...themselves proudly in their own wisdom — they became fools, changing the glory of the incorruptible God to the likeness of the image of a corruptible man and of birds and fourfooted beasts and serpents : for they were the people's guides or followers into all those idolatries,... | |
| James Andrew Corcoran, Patrick John Ryan, Edmond Francis Prendergast - 1906 - 832 pages
...thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22. For professing themselves wise, they became fools. 23. And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God...and of four-footed beasts, and of creeping things. 24. WHEREFORE God gave them up to the desires of their heart unto uncleanness to dishonour their own... | |
| Saint Thomas (Aquinas) - 1913 - 364 pages
...the Gentiles ; as the Apostle says (Eph. v. n). But the Gentiles are reproached principally for that they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man, as is written (Rom. i. 23). Therefore Christ's image is not to be adored with the adoration of latria.... | |
| 1926 - 916 pages
...it, Saying, Deliver me for thou art my god!" St. Paul, an eyewitness of a later paganism, declares, "they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into...and of four-footed beasts and of creeping things." If they had confined themselves to the worship of the sun and the moon, and the planets, EDITORIAL... | |
| Saint Thomas (Aquinas) - 1947 - 396 pages
...thoughts, and their foolish heart was darkened; for, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and they changed the glory of the incorruptible God...and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things." To recall men from this error, God gave them a clearer knowledge of Himself in the Old Law, through... | |
| Origen - 1954 - 268 pages
...the words of Paul in his Epistle to the Romans: Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God...birds and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things. Wherefore, God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own... | |
| Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.) - 1955 - 362 pages
...darkened. Professing ««Rom. i:i4ff. « Ps. 3:8. themselves to be wise, they were made fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of corruptible man, of birds, of four-footed beasts, and creeping things." 46 Notice that Paul does not... | |
| Irish ecclesiastical record - 1875 - 378 pages
...their foolish heart was darkened. For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness...and of fourfooted beasts, and of creeping things. Wherefore God gave them up to the desires of their heart unto uncleanness, to dishonour their own bodies... | |
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