I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHDo not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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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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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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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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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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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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