Library › St Ignatius of Antioch › To the Magnesians
To the Magnesians
St Ignatius of Antioch, Lake, Loeb 1912
Chapter 4
Obedience to tho bishop
It is right, then, that we should be really Christians, and not merely have the name; even as there are some who recognize the bishop in their words, but disregard him in all their actions. Such men seem to me not to act in good faith, since they do not hold valid meetings according to the commandment.