Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH
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Ignatius of Antioch37 quotes“Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.”
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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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Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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 AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Your accord and harmonious love is a hymn to Jesus Christ in perfect harmony, and taking your pitch from God, you may sing in unison and in one voice to the Father through Jesus Christ.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch 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.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread.
Ignatius of AntiochIgnatius of Antioch Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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Henry FieldingHenry Fielding It lies not in our power to love or hate, for will in us is overruled by fate.
Christopher MarloweChristopher Marlowe All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.
John MiltonJohn Milton All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love positivity and gratitude that things aren’t worse or hate negativity and bitterness that things aren’t better. I choose love positivity and gratitude that things aren’t worse.
Johnny CashJohnny Cash You know I hate, detest, and can’t bear a lie, not because I am straighter than the rest of us, but simply because it appals me. There is a taint of death, a flavour of mortality in lies – which is exactly what I hate and detest in the world – what I want to forget.
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