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 ANTIOCHYour 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.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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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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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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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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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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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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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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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.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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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.
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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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