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
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
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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.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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 AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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 AntiochIgnatius 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 AntiochIgnatius of Antioch As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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 AntiochIgnatius of Antioch I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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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