Ignatius Of Antioch Quotes

Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.

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.

It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.

Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.

Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.

I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.

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.

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.

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

It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.

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.

He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.

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.

I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.

A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.

I am God's wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ's pure bread.

Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men...For cannot he that falls rise again?

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.

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.

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.

It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.

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.

Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church

Our task is not one of producing persuasive propaganda; Christianity shows its greatness when it is hated by the world.

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.

[Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.

Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.

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.

As for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.

I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.

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.

Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.

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.

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.

Let no rank puff up anyone for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world.

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.

Stand like a beaten anvil.It is the part of a good athlete to be bruised and to prevail.