Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHOur task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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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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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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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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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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It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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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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Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
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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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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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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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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 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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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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