“My fellow slaves, whatever you do, do according to God. My brothers, I am completely overflowing with love for you and out of extreme joy I am watching over you–not I, but Jesus Christ.”
Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, anticipating his martyrdom in Rome under Trajan (98-117), writes to the Church in Philadelphia praising them for their doctrinal purity and simply calling them to put their faith in action for God. This excerpt is from 4.1.5.