Irenaeus of Lyon and Gregory of Nyssa make use of Scripture in their presentations with the use of and the reference of the likeness of God. How man was created out of the likeness of God. Irenaeus of Lyon talks about the perfection of God and how …”God was not born and always remains the same, he can do anything, as far as depends on himself.” (Irenaeus of Lyon pg. 23) God created things to be lesser than him and how everything needs to have a beginning to learn and grow. God could have created things to be perfect but he needed people to figure things out for themselves to raise a true heart to then be blessed and receive God upon death. Irenaeus of Lyon uses good and evil as references in his presentation and how everything is born with the understanding of good and evil and need to be tempted by this evil to find a true good. “By grasping the nature of what is opposed to the sweet and good, it will never again try to taste disobedience to God.” (Irenaeus of Lyon pg. 27) Gregory also uses the true of heart from scripture for his presentation over and over again; “Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God.” (Gregory of Nyssa pg. 29) He references the apostles and how they say “for no one can see God and live” (Gregory of Nyssa pg. 29) How there is a promised blessedness throughout both presentations through the discovery of self and awareness of self. Wisdom is big in the presentation of Gregory of Nyssa. “It is possible, through the wisdom perceptible in all things, to perceive aptly him who made all things in wisdom.” (Gregory of Nyssa pg. 32) He states that if people examine creation and its order we can understand some of this wisdom and if not then maybe we can understand God himself. Gregory of Nyssa and Irenaeus of Lyon talk of faltering hope. How we need hope to sustain and carry each believer through life. But they question how to