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  UNBELIEVERS IN THE BLOOD OF CHRIST SHALL BE CONDEMNED
  by Ignatius of Antioch
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of faith in Christ, love
towards God and neighbour, and hope towards Christ in order to obtain
eternal life and avoid the dangers of deception and enmity.

Topics: "Salvation Through Faith", "Condemnation Of Unbelievers"
Scripture References: Matthew 22:37, John 13:34, John 17:3, 1 Corinthians 13:2, 1 John 4:2

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DESCRIPTION
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Ignatius of Antioch emphasizes the importance of believing in Christ
Jesus, confessing His sacrifice on the cross, and acknowledging the
salvation through His shed blood for eternal life. He warns against
pride in positions or wealth and encourages humility and love towards
God and others. Ignatius stresses the significance of faith in God, hope
in Christ, and the practice of love as the core principles of
Christianity, quoting the commandment to love God and neighbor. He
contrasts true believers with those who preach false doctrines, lacking
love and integrity, and focusing on temporary pleasures rather than
eternal truths.

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CONTENT
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Let no man deceive himself. Unless he believes that Christ Jesus has
lived in the flesh, and shall confess His cross and passion, and the
blood which He shed for the salvation of the world, he shall not obtain
eternal life, whether he be a king, or a priest, or a ruler, or a
private person, a master or a servant, a man or a woman. "He that is
able to receive it, let him receive it." Let no man's place, or dignity,
or riches, puff him up; and let no man's low condition or poverty abase
him. For the chief points are faith towards God, hope towards Christ,
the enjoyment of those good things for which we look, and love towards
God and our neighbour.

For, "Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy
neighbour as thyself."'

And the Lord says, "This is life eternal, to know the only true God, and
Jesus Christ whom He has sent." And again, "A new commandment give I
unto you, that ye love one another. On these two commandments hang all
the law and the prophets." Do ye, therefore, notice those who preach
other doctrines, how they affirm that the Father of Christ cannot be
known, and how they exhibit enmity and deceit in their dealings with one
another. They have no regard for love; they despise the good things we
expect hereafter; they regard present things as if they were durable;
they ridicule him that is in affliction; they laugh at him that is in
bonds.

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