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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He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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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 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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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole 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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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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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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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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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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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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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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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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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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