Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
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Ignatius of Antioch37 quotes“Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.”
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Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.
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