It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHMy 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.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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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 and come to Jesus Christ than be king over the entire earth. Him I seek who died for us; Him I love who rose again because of us.
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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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