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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.

Ignatius of Antioch

It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive forgiveness before confessing his trespasses.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Forgiveness Freedom Habit Impossible Man Sin Yourself
My dear Jesus, my Savior, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece.
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Confidence Deep Feeling God Heart Myself Pieces Writing
It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
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Better Choice Death Earth End God Myself
It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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Dedication Reality Religious Right
It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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God Live Name Religious
Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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Fear Ourselves Spirit Suffering
I no longer take pleasure in perishable food or in the delights of this world. I want only God’s bread, which is the Flesh of Jesus Christ, formed of the seed of David, and for drink I crave His Blood which is love that cannot perish.
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Drink Food God Happiness Love Myself World
As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.
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Death Faith God Himself
May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs – let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ.
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God Happiness Myself Struggle Way Wild
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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Empowerment God Man Name Suffering Togetherness
Do everything as if He were dwelling in us. Thus we shall be His temples and He will be within us as our God – as He actually is.
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God Heart Ourselves Spiritual Temple
Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
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Care God Himself Ourselves
I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
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Drink End God Hungry Love Myself
Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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Fake Heart Lips World Yourself
He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
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Death Desire Himself Object Place
Be obedient to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ was in the flesh to the Father, and the apostles to Christ and to the Father and to the Spirit, so that there may be unity in flesh and in spirit.
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Father God Obedience Oneself Spirit Unity

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