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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHDo 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.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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For Faith is the beginning and the end is love, and God is the two of them brought into unity. After these comes whatever else makes up a Christian gentleman.
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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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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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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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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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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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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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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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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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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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Therefore 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.
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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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