Ignatius

Ignatius
? –A.D. December 20, 107

Our knowledge concerning Ignatius is primarily re­ceived from the writings of Polycarp, Irenæus and from his epistles (the authenticity of which are widely disputed).  The one point of interest from my his­torical sources  is that “he be­lieved Jesus was God in­carnate.” 

No further explanation is given nor should one be nec­essary.  But in today’s theological circles of  Trinitari­anism, God does not mean GOD (all Deity), it usually means  God the Father.  If that was the case then Ignatius would be a heretic also; because he believed, as I do, that God, the father of Jesus Christ was incarnate in flesh and His name was Jesus Christ.  My speculation cannot be substantiated, but it is personally en­couraging that he be­lieved Jesus was God incarnate.

Ignatius was almost eager to suffer martyrdom and was thrown to the beasts in the Coliseum of Rome.