Early Church Writings — historically valuable Christian documents, presented as noncanonical writings rather than Scripture.

Additional and Disputed Ignatian Letters

Attributed to Ignatius

Chapter XIV. [1155]

The work is not of promise, 1156 unless a man be found in the power of faith, even to the end.

Notes

  1. The meaning seems to be that mere profession, without continuous practice, is nothing. ↩

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume I, edited by Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson; revised by A. Cleveland Coxe. Public domain. Electronic text courtesy of CCEL.