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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.

Ignatius of Antioch

I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread.
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God Ground Myself Teeth
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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God Happiness Myself Struggle Way Wild
Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
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Hate Ourselves Production Work World
It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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God Live Name Religious
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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Forgiveness Freedom Habit Impossible Man Sin Yourself
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.
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Father God Obedience Oneself Spirit Unity
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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Death Faith God Himself
A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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God Himself Religion Time
My 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.
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Confidence Deep Feeling God Heart Myself Pieces Writing
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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Drink End God Hungry Love Myself
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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God Heart Ourselves Spiritual Temple
It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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Better Reality Silence Talk
I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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Choice Death Earth God Myself Rule
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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Beginning Discipline Myself
Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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Present Religious Togetherness
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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Evidence Myself Name Religion

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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