Christianity Quotes
The assumption of no God cannot be proven by science.
The warnings given to the Hebrews against assimilating with the heathen were not more direct or explicit than are those forbidding Christians to conform to the spirit and customs of the ungodly.
Where there is prayer, the fallen spirits have no power.
Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellow man and I will tell you how much you have loved them.
Righteousness acts never in its own interest, but in the interest of fellow men.
Church is too often the most risky place to be spiritually honest.
Is the church really demonstrating the new life in Christ if there is no discipline, if there is no fencing in of the Lord's table, no demand for purity of life?
For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another.
We forget that God's primary goal ia not changing our situations or relationships so that we can be happy, but changing us through our situations and relationships so that we will be holy.
When I realize that God makes his gifts fit each person, there's no way I can covet what you got because it just wouldn't fit me.
. . .fasting gives me singularly happy afternoons.
The question is simply, 'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders.
I've heard of such a legend!' I gasped. 'A child descended from a union between Christ and Mary Magda
Jesus, do you always show up like this, at the craziest of times and in the oddest of places? I sure hope so.
As long as Christianity is the dominant belief system in America, we cannot afford to be biblically or theologically illiterate, regardless of our personal beliefs. (p. 8)
of course, even in the hall, you must begin trying to obey the rules which are common to the whole house.
Being a Christian doesn't mean trouble never comes our way, Zach. It just means God is here, and He gives us the grace to get through the heartache.
True worship leaders worship the Lord at all times and use songs only when necessary.
The primary business I must attend to every day is to fellowship with the Lord. The first concern is not how much I might serve the Lord, but how my inner man might be nourished.
The eye fixed on Christ sees clearly, succumbing to neither pride nor inferiority, because it is not concerned with the self at all.
Oh Lion in a peculiar guise, Sharp Roman road to Paradise, Come eat me up, I'll pay thy tollWith all my flesh, and keep my soul.
If you are sure that you're going to heaven when you die, you ought to make the most of today. Why live below God's standards when He has so many wonderful things planned for you?
You can take course after course of so-called theology and never hear the message at the heart of Christianity—the message of Jesus, which is indiscriminate love.
Ultimately, intellectual work of this sort is its own reward, because it is focused on the only One whose recognition is important, the One before whom all hearts are open.
It should not be possible for Christians to be disillusioned. We should have no illusions in the first place. Our faith is in Jesus Christ alone.
That belief in Christ is to some a matter of life and death has been a stumbling block for readers who would prefer to think it a matter of no great consequence.
God remains the same—faithful, loving and powerful—through changes big and small.
A sophiological Christianity focuses on the path.
In the afternoon the digestion of the meal deprives me of the incomparable lightness which characterizes the fast days.
When I walk in the forest just before the meal, while reciting the scriptural phrase that I "meditate" for that day, spiritual joy comes over me as if by appointment.
When a person eats shortly before going to bed, digestion accompanies sleep. The two great physiological functions are completed together, leaving the maximum of freedom to the mind during the day.
And who did she have? The thought caught her up short, but then she smiled, remembering the preacher's words. She had the Lord. He was her foundation, and that was enough.
…when we really connect with who God is… we will find He is better than anything we could ever imagine…
He is no fool who believes the man who knows everything.
Whatever we do, we must not treat the Great Commission like it's the Great Suggestion.
Let your passion become a passionate pursuit of Me. And as you follow, the sheep will follow.' (John 21:20-22)
In order to cease our striving, we must transfer our trust away from our own abilities, our own accomplishments, our own strength, and place it on His provision.
The abundance Jesus offers is a spiritual abundance that transcends circumstances, like income, health, living conditions, and even death. The abundant life is eternal.
I woke up to singing and found myself singing too
The Holiness of God is something more and other than moral perfection: His claim upon us is something more and other than the claim of moral duty.
Among the tastemakers and power brokers and intellectual agenda setters of late-twentieth-century America, orthodox Christianity was completely déclassé.
To be a follower of Christ and not just a fan means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.