He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
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Clement Of Alexandria
AD 215
Nos enim didicimus libertatem, qua Dominus noster nos liberat a voluptatibus, eta cupiditatibus, et aliis perturbation bus solvens. "Qui dicit: Novi Dominum, et mandata ejus non set vat, mendax est, et in eo veritas non est"
He that saith he knoweth Him, that Isaiah , with true and saving knowledge, such as leads to eternal life, and keepeth not His commandments is a liar. As the Apostle said ( Romans 1:21) of the philosophers who knew God, but only in a speculative and barren way, "When they knew God, they glorified Him not as God."
He that says he knoweth him To know, in this and many other places, is not taken for a speculative knowledge alone, but is joined with a love of God, and an earnest desire of serving him and keeping his commandments. (Witham)
