“The act of faith, which separates us from all men, unites us for the first time in real brotherhood; and they who, one by one, come to Jesus and meet Him alone, next find that they are come to the city of God "and to an innumerable company.” MenFirstsRealNextJesusCitiesCompanyFirst TimeBrotherhoodCity Of God Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture
“Now I begin to be a disciple. I care for nothing, of visible or invisible things, so that I may but win Christ. Let fire and the cross, let the companies of wild beasts, let breaking of bones and tearing of limbs, let the grinding of the whole body, and all the malice of the devil, come upon me; be it so, only may I win Christ Jesus!” MayWholeBodyCareJesusWinningChristCompanyFireDevilCrossesBonesInvisibleBeastVisibleI CareDiscipleLimbsMaliceWild BeastsInvisible Things Author:Ignatius of Antioch