A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHFor 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.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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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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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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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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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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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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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 better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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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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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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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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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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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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