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 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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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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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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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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It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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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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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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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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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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Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
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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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