A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHLet not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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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 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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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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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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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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It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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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 better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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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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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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