Ignatius of Antioch Quotes About Suffering
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Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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[Jesus] was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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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, or the cross, or wild beasts, or the breaking of my bones, or the cutting of me to pieces, or the shattering of my whole body, yea, all the tortures of the devil - let them all come upon me, only let me enjoy my God.
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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.
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