The righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just will live by faith.” Rom. 1:17
If you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matt. 17:20
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Heb. 11:1
Faith is a voluntary anticipation, the assent of piety. However, the Greeks disparage faith, considering it futile and barbarous. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.349
Faith is something superior to knowledge and is its criterion. Conjecture, which is only a feeble supposition, is a counterfeit faith. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.350
Now he is faithful who keeps inviolably what is entrusted to him. And we are entrusted with the utterances concerning God and the divine words, the commandments. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.353
We have discovered faith to be the first movement towards salvation. After faith, fear, hope, and repentance (accompanied by temperance and patience) lead us to love and knowledge. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.354
If you have faith as a grain of mustard, you will remove the mountain.” And again, “According to your faith, let it be to you.” And one is cured, receiving healing by faith. And a dead person is raised up because of the power of one believing that he would be raised. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.358
Faith is power for salvation and strength to eternal life. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.360
We say, then, that faith must not be inert and alone. Rather, it should be accompanied with investigation. For I do not say that we are not to inquire at all. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.446
Trusting is more than faith. For when one has believed that the Son of God is our Teacher, he trusts that His teaching is true. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.464
Faith, so to speak, is a comprehensive knowledge of the essentials. And knowledge is the strong and sure demonstration of what is received by faith. It is built upon faith by the Lord’s teaching. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.539
In my opinion, the faith they possessed was firm, for it was followed by works of faith. Clement of Alexandria (c. 195, E), 2.541
“If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain . . .” The mountains here spoken of are, in my opinion, the hostile powers that have their being in a flood of great wickedness. . . . Whenever, then, anyone has all faith so that he no longer disbelieves in any things that are contained in the Holy Scriptures, . . . he has all faith as a grain of mustard seed. Origen (c. 245, E), 9.479
Let us ask the following question with respect to the great multitude of believers, who have washed away the mire of wickedness in which they formerly wallowed. Was it better for them to believe without a reason and so to have become reformed and improved in their habits? . . . Or, would it have been better not to have allowed themselves to be converted on the strength of faith alone, but [to have waited] until they could give themselves to a thorough examination of the reasons? Origen (c. 248, E), 4.400
Who enters on a voyage, contracts a marriage, becomes the father of children, or sows seed into the ground—without believing that better things will result from doing so? . . . If the hope and belief of a better future is the support of life in every uncertain enterprise, . . . why should not this faith rather be rationally accepted by him who believes on better grounds . . . in the existence of a God who was the Creator of all these things? Origen (c. 248, E), 4.401
[WRITTEN TO CHRISTIANS FACING MARTYRDOM:] It is written that the just live by faith. If you are just and live by faith—if you truly believe in Christ—why do you not embrace the assurance that you are called to Christ? Why do you not rejoice that you are freed from the devil? For you are about to be with Christ and are secure of the Lord’s promise. Cyprian (c. 250, W), 5.470