Top 54 Ignatius Of Antioch Quotes
#1. Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
#2. Even the heavenly powers and the angels in their splendor and the principalities, both visible and invisible, must either believe in the Blood of Christ, or else face damnation.
#3. 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.
#4. I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ... ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
#5. 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.
#6. 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.
#7. 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 ...
#8. 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.
#9. 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.
#10. [Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
#11. I offer my life's breath for the sake of the Cross, which is a stumbling block to the unbelievers, but to us it is salvation and eternal life.
#12. 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.
#13. I am God's wheat, and I shall be ground by the teeth of beasts, that I may become the pure bread of Christ.
#14. Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church
#15. It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
#16. Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.
#17. I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
#18. 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.
#19. Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
#20. 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.
#21. 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.
#22. As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.
#23. Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
#24. Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
#25. 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 without the bishop and the presbyters priests.
#26. Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
#27. 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.
#28. It is better to keep silence and be something than to talk and be nothing.
#29. I have many deep thoughts in God, but I take my own measure, lest I perish by boasting ... For I myself, though I am in chains and can comprehend heavenly things, the ranks of the angels and the hierarchy of principalities, things visible and invisible, for all this I am not yet a disciple.
#30. Reverence the deacons as you would the command of God.
#31. 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.
#32. It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
#33. Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.
#34. I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way ... Let me be food for the wild beasts, for they are my way to God.
#35. A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
#36. Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.
#37. 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.
#38. The proper thing, then, is not merely to be styled Christians, but also to be such.
#39. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
#40. It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
#41. 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.
#42. From Syria even to Rome I fight with wild beasts, by land and sea, by night and by day, being bound amidst ten leopards, even a company of soldiers, who only grow worse when they are kindly treated.
#43. You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.
#44. 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.
#45. Nothing is more precious than peace, by which all war, both in Heaven and Earth, is brought to an end.
#46. I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the Bread of God, which is the Flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David, and for drink I desire His Blood, which is love incorruptible.
#47. Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
#48. Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men ... For cannot he that falls rise again?
#49. 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 is not lawful either to baptize or to celebrate a love feast without the bishop, but whatever he approves of, that is also pleasing to God.
#50. 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 these as you would wild beasts. For they are ravening dogs, who bite secretly, against whom you must be on your guard, since they are men who can scarcely be cured.
#51. Let no rank puff up anyone; for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world.
#52. I am God's wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ's pure bread.
#53. It is better for me to die in behalf of Jesus Christ, than to reign over all the ends of the earth.
#54. 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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