Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
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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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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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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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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A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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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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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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