black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.

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
It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

God Live Name Religious
Your accord and harmonious love is a hymn to Jesus Christ in perfect harmony, and taking your pitch from God, you may sing in unison and in one voice to the Father through Jesus Christ.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Father God Harmony Love Perfection Voice
For Faith is the beginning and the end is love, and God is the two of them brought into unity. After these comes whatever else makes up a Christian gentleman.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Beginning End Faith Love Religious Unity
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 ANTIOCH

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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Care God Himself Ourselves
It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Better Choice Death Earth End God Myself
Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Betrayal Devotion God Oneself
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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Confidence Deep Feeling God Heart Myself Pieces Writing
Let no man’s place, or dignity, or riches, puff him up; and let no man’s low condition or poverty abase him. For the chief points are faith towards God, hope towards Christ, the enjoyment of those good things for which we look, and love towards God and our neighbor.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Condition Dignity Enjoyment Faith God Hope Low Man Ourselves Place
Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Born Himself Purity Suffering Water
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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Beginning Discipline Myself
It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Dedication Reality Religious Right
Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Fall Himself Man Prayer Rise
A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

God Himself Religion Time
It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Better Reality Silence Talk

I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes