86 Quotes by Ignatius of Antioch

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

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

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

For where there is division and wrath, God doth not dwell.

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

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.

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.

Nothing is more precious than peace, by which all war, both in Heaven and Earth, is brought to an end.

I am God's wheat, and I shall be ground by the teeth of beasts, that I may become the pure bread of Christ.