The King and the Fox

Matt Jensen shared this quote from Irenaeus in his message at the truthXchange Think Tank, "Two-ism and Apologetics":

Such, then, is their [the Valentinians'] system, which neither the prophets announced, nor the Lord taught, nor the apostles delivered, but of which they boast that beyond all others they have a perfect knowledge. They gather their views from other sources than the Scriptures; and, to use a common proverb, they strive to weave ropes of sand, while they endeavour to adapt with...