- was one of the most learned and most original Christian teachers of our time

- he served as a teacher of the Catechumens in the church in Alexandria

- he was the most prolific writer of the pre-Nicene church

- Origen produced doctrinal and apologetic works as well as commentaries on most of the books in the Bible

- he traveled a lot allowing him to become well known among the Christian leaders of the world

- his writings reflect brilliant spiritual insights, however some show unsound theological speculations

- it is believed that Origen was excommunicated from the church as a heretic

- a person who holds a belief that is different from that of the church

- but evidence does not support that claim

- what is known was that he was expelled from Alexandria by his Bishop, Demetrius

- not because of his teaching of heresy, but because the bishop was jealous of Origen's effect on others

- Origen was therefore only a layman, but was the most celebrated Christian teacher of his time and better known then Demetrius, his Bishop

- Origen speculated that souls existed in another world prior to the birth of humans

- his output surpasses many other writers of Christian history

- but he also created choice and that is where there is disobedience towards God and where evil evolves

- even today it is hard for us to understand where evil comes from

1. Altaner, Berthold. Patrology. New York: Herder and

- this is not to be confused with today's belief that we will be forgiven no matter what we do or believe

- my understanding is that God did create all beings, and evil

2. Bercot, David W, ed. A Dictionary of Early Christian

- he correlated these levels to the threefold composition

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