I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHI 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.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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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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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.
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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.
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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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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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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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It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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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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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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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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It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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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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