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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHWherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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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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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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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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Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.
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A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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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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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.
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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
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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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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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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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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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