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 ANTIOCHIt is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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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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Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.
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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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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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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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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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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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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 better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
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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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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 wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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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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