Ignatius of Antioch ✓

(0034–0107) theologian Ancient Rome

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[Wikidata] late 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch... | [Wikipedia] Ignatius of Antioch, also known as Ignatius Theophorus, was an early Christian writer and the Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he was to be killed, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. This correspondence forms a central part of a later collection of works by the Apostolic Fathers.

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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… Confessing
• For some are in the habit of carrying about the name in wicked guile, while they still practice things unworthy of God. You must flee… Beast
• I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love. Blood
• 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… Blood
• I am God's wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ's pure bread. Bread
• Now do I begin to be a disciple of Christ, and care for nothing in this world, that so I may find Jesus. Let fire,… All
• But look at the men who have those perverted notions about the grace of Jesus Christ which has come down to us, and see how… Abstain
• [Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water. Baptism
• Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the catholic [i.e., universal] church. It… Appear
• As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him. Charter
• Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings ... let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil… All
• 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… Called
• 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… Blood
• In like manner, everyone who has received from God the power of distinguishing and yet follows an unskillful pastor and receives a false opinion for… Aloof
• The Lord did nothing either of himself or through his apostles without his Father, with whom he is united; so too, you should undertake nothing… Apostles
• 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… Apostles
• Take care, then, to be firmly grounded in the teachings of the Lord and his apostles so that you may prosper in all your doings… All
• Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. Appear
• Do everything as if He were dwelling in us. Thus we shall be His temples and He will be within us as our God -… Dwelling
• He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire. Desire
• I greet you from Smyrna together with the Churches of God present here with me. They comfort me in every way, both in body and… Begging
• No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest… Any
• I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth. Christ
• We recognize a tree by its fruit, and we ought to be able to recognize a Christian by his action. The fruit of faith should… Able
• A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God. All

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