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 ANTIOCHTherefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father, and is with and has gone to one.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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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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As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.
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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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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
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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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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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My dear Jesus, my Savior, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece.
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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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