It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHLet not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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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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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.
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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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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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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
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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.
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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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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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Let no man’s place, or dignity, or riches, puff him up; and let no man’s low condition or poverty abase him. For the chief points are faith towards God, hope towards Christ, the enjoyment of those good things for which we look, and love towards God and our neighbor.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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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 outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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