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SUMMARY:St. Ignatius of Antioch
DESCRIPTION:ON THE NEED TO PERSEVERE\nIN OUR FAITH\nFrom a letter of St Ignatius of Antioch to the Ephesians 5\n◊◊◊\nThe last epoch has arrived! Therefore let us exercise restraint and fear lest\nGod’s long-suffering should turn to our condemnation. Obviously\, we must\neither fear the gathering storm of anger\, or else cherish the present time of grace\n— one of the two; only let us be found in union with Christ Jesus so as to possess\nthe true life. Apart from him\, let nothing fascinate you. In union with him I carry\nabout these chains of mine — spiritual pearls they are! May I be privileged\nthrough your prayer — in which I wish I may ever have a share — to wear them\nwhen I rise from the dead! Thus I shall be found in the ranks of the Christians of\nEphesus\, who have ever been of one mind with the Apostles through the power\nof Jesus Christ… \nMake an effort then\, to meet more frequently to celebrate God’s Eucharist\nand to offer praise. For\, when you meet frequently in the same place\, the forces\nof Satan are overthrown\, and his baneful influence is neutralized by the\nunanimity of your faith. Peace is a precious thing: it puts an end to every war\nwaged by heavenly or earthly enemies. \nNothing of this escapes you; only persevere to the end in your faith in\, and\nyour love for\, Jesus Christ. Here is the beginning and the end of life: faith is the\nbeginning\,”the end is love”; and when the two blend perfectly with each other\,\nthey are God. Everything else that makes for right living is consequent upon\nthese. No one who professes faith sins; no one who possesses love hates. “The\ntree is known by its fruit.” In like manner\, those who profess to belong to Christ\nwill be known as such by their conduct. Certainly\, what matters now is not mere\nprofession of faith\, but whether one is found to be actuated by it to the end. \nIt is better to keep silence and be something than to talk and be nothing.\nTeaching is an excellent thing\, provided the speaker practices what he teaches.\nNow\, there is one Teacher who “spoke and it was done.” But even what he did\nsilently is worthy of the Father. He who has made the words of Jesus really his\nown is able also to hear His silence. Thus he will be perfect: he will act through\nHis speech and be understood through His silence. Nothing is hidden from the\nLord; no\, even our secrets reach him. Let us\, then\, do all things in the\nconviction that he dwells in us. Thus we shall be his temples and he will be our\nGod within us. And this is the truth\, and it will be made manifest before our\neyes. Let us then\, love him as he deserves. \n5\nAncient Christian Fathers\, Vol I (Newman Press\, 1946) pp. 64-66.
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