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Ignatius of Antioch

It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Better Choice Death Earth End God Myself
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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God Happiness Myself Struggle Way Wild
I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
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Drink End God Hungry Love Myself
A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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God Himself Religion Time
Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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Born Himself Purity Suffering Water
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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Body Devil Fire God Myself Religious Tear Wild
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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Father God Obedience Oneself Spirit Unity
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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God Ground Myself Purity Wild
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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Confidence Deep Feeling God Heart Myself Pieces Writing
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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Drink Food God Happiness Love Myself World
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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Forgiveness Freedom Habit Impossible Man Sin Yourself
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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Beginning Discipline Myself
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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Care God Himself Ourselves
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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Death Earth God Love Ourselves Seek
Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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Fall Himself Man Prayer Rise
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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Father God Oneself Run Togetherness

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