It was their standard regarding beliefs and practices. Clement of Alexandria of the second and third centuries said: “They who are laboring after excellency will not stop in their search after truth, until they have obtained proof of that which they believe from the Scriptures themselves. ”
قال إقليمس الاسكندري الذي عاش في القرنين الثاني والثالث :‏ « ان الذين يجاهدون سعيا الى المقياس الرفيع لن يوقفوا بحثهم عن الحق حتى يحصلوا على اثبات من الاسفار المقدسة لِما يؤمنون به » .‏