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  THANKS TO GOD FOR YOUR FAITH
  by Ignatius of Antioch
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Summary: Ignatius of Antioch praises the believers for their strong and
unwavering faith in Christ, highlighting the significance of Christ's
divinity, passion, and resurrection.

Topics: "Faith In Christ", "Divine Redemption"
Scripture References: Galatians 2:20

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Ignatius of Antioch praises the faith and wisdom of the believers,
commending their unshakable faith in Jesus Christ, likening them to
being nailed to the cross with Him, both in body and spirit, and rooted
in love through His sacrifice. He affirms their conviction in Jesus as
the Son of God, emphasizing His divine nature as the Word made flesh,
descended from David and born of the Virgin Mary, living a sinless life
and crucified for humanity's redemption. Ignatius highlights the
significance of Christ's resurrection, uniting believers from all
backgrounds into one body, the Church.

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I Glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who by Him has
given you such wisdom. For I have observed that ye are perfected in an
immoveable faith, as if ye were nailed to the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, both in the flesh and in the spirit, and are established in love
through the blood of Christ, being fully persuaded, in very truth, with
respect to our Lord Jesus Christ, that He was the Son of God, "the
first-born of every creature,"

God the Word, the only-begotten Son, and was of the seed of David
according to the flesh, by the Virgin Mary; was baptized by John, that
all righteousness might be fulfilled by Him; that He lived a life of
holiness without sin, and was truly, under Pontius Pilate and Herod the
tetrarch, nailed [to the cross] for us in His flesh.

From whom we also derive our being, from His divinely-blessed passion,
that He might set up a standard for the ages, through His resurrection,
to all His holy and faithful [followers], whether among Jews or
Gentiles, in the one body of His Church.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ignatius-of-antioch/thanks-to-god-for-your-faith/
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