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Century: 3rd

Prayer & Devotion
The Holy Spirit intercedes in Christians through prayer and groaning that exceeds human words
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Prayer & Devotion
Prayer must be directed to the Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit — the Trinitarian structure of all Christian prayer
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Prayer & Devotion
Cyprian teaches that the Lord’s Prayer is the model of all Christian prayer and must be prayed communally
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Prayer & Devotion
The saints departed intercede for those still living — the Church’s prayer spans death
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Soteriology
Origen teaches that the cross is a ransom that liberates humanity from bondage to sin and death
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Soteriology
Justification is not by works of the Law but through faith in Christ — Paul’s teaching is the Catholic norm
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Pneumatology
Tertullian is the first to use the word Trinity (Trinitas) as a technical theological term
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The Sacraments
Tertullian attests the practice of sponsoring candidates for baptism — the origin of godparents
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Ecclesiology
Origen teaches that the Church is the bride of Christ and the individual soul is wedded to the Logos
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The Sacraments
Cyprian of Carthage teaches that valid baptism cannot be conferred outside the Church
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