113 The Epistle of Ignatius to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to Hero, the deacon of Christ, and the servant of God, a man honoured by God, and most dearly loved as well as esteemed, who carries Christ and the Spirit within him, and who is mine own son in faith and love: Grace, mercy, and peace from Almighty God, and from Christ Jesus our Lord, His only-begotten Son, “who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from the present evil world,”784 and preserve us unto His heavenly kingdom. 784 Gal. i. 4. Epistle to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch 306 Epistle to Hero, a Deacon of Antioch