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Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.

Ignatius of Antioch

Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Greatness Hate Religion World
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
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
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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Death Desire Himself Object Place
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
Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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Fall Himself Man Prayer Rise
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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Death Earth God Love Ourselves Seek
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
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
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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Betrayal Devotion God Oneself
I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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Choice Death Earth God Myself Rule
It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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God Live Name Religious
I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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Call Dreams Myself Name Religious True
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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Drink Food God Happiness Love Myself World
Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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Born Himself Purity Suffering Water
It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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Dedication Reality Religious Right

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