Ignatius 7/11 Romans 2

Ignatius of Antioch (also known as Theophorus)(ca. 35 or 50-between 98 and 117) was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop and Patriarch of Antioch. and was possibly a student of John the Apostle. En route to his martyrdom in Rome, Ignatius wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology. Important topics addressed in these letters include ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops.

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[Apocryphile1970]

@NatanelYaHu I have a video called "Understanding Paul" which might just help you to not only understand Paul better, but also Ignatius. He gladly gave himself up so that we would someday come to understand the truth about them both. Until then, they are BOTH "Aged" and "In Bonds."

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[Apocryphile1970]

@NatanelYaHu It's because he used himself as a living metaphor just as Paul did. Peter says that Paul is systematically misunderstood, and that men twist his words to their own destruction. Paul, because his meaning is hidden by people is hence a "Prisoner," held in "Chains" until the end when he is finally understood as speaking in parables and codes. Ignatius, too, uses Paul's own terminology in order to in effect imitate him. To let us know he understands Paul's way of speaking.

[Apocryphile1970]

@NatanelYaHu Ignatius uses these terms just the same, but HE was rejected. This effectively demonstrates that he was not accepted into the canon as a FUNCTION of men's not understanding from his usage of Paul's own metaphors that he was able not only to understand Paul's secret language, but was also using it himself. The "Wild Beasts" he is subjected to are those who would devour him--meaning those in the church who would not see.

[Apocryphile1970]

@NatanelYaHu Paul was "In Chains," in "Bondage," a "Slave" of Jesus Christ. He's talking about something MORE than his immediate PHYSICAL condition, but RATHER the way he would be made subject to the foolish doctrines of men until someday he would be "Granted Utterance to open [his] mouth boldly, to make known the Mystery of the Gospel, for which [he is] an Ambassador IN BONDS; that THEREIN he may SPEAK BOLDLY, as [he] OUGHT TO SPEAK."

[Apocryphile1970]

@NatanelYaHu What I think is cool about Ignatius is how calm he is about 2 lions attacking him. One of them has even got his foot on Ignatius' halo! How cool is that?!?! No, but seriously, know how to decode and interpret Paul, and you will see the same codes used in Ignatius. They both speak the same common parabolic language. Ignatius is just as much a "Prisoner" of men as Paul is today, in that he uses himself bodily as a metaphor. He's actually quite open and up front about it.

[NatanelYaHu]

Why does Ignatius sound exacty like St Paul