"Be obedient to the bishop and to one……" — Ignatius of Antioch
"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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Ignatius of Antioch
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61 Quotes by Ignatius of Antioch
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It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as…
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For some are in the habit of carrying about the name in wicked guile, while they still practice things unworthy…
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I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink of his blood,…
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Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord…
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I am God's wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ's pure bread.
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Now do I begin to be a disciple of Christ, and care for nothing in this world, that so I…
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But look at the men who have those perverted notions about the grace of Jesus Christ which has come down…
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[Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the…
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As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and…
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Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings ... let shatterings of the whole body;…
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It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I…
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