I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHIt is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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Therefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father, and is with and has gone to one.
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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I prove to be one, then I can have the name.
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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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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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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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It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
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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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I would rather die and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us.
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