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Carlton Pearson Quotes

Belief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience.

Belief compelled through fear is not belief, it is blind and forced obedience.

Carlton Pearson
Fear, Belief, Blind
Carlton Pearson (2010). “God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu...: God Dwells with Us, in Us, Around Us, as Us”, p.32, Simon and Schuster

Sometimes God doesn't tell us His plan because we wouldn't believe it anyway.

Carlton Pearson
Faith, Believe, Missionary
Carlton Pearson (1992). “I've got a feelin' everything's gonna be all right”

I know many of you would say "What about the Bible?" The Bible says this, the Bible says that, the Bible is the inspired Word of God. I think the Bible is the inspired word of man - about God, and some of that is now expired.

Carlton Pearson
Men, Thinking, Inspired

The death of Christ made it possible for God to accept sinful man, and that he has, in fact, done so. Consequently, whatever separation there is between man and the benefits of God's grace is subjective in nature and exists only in man's mind and unregenerate spirit. The message man needs to hear then, is not that he simply has a suggested opportunity for salvation, but that through Christ he has, in fact, already been redeemed to God and that he may enjoy the blessing that are already his through Christ

Carlton Pearson
Blessing, Opportunity, Men

Anytime that knowledge and a version of the truth are considered to be absolute, fundamentalism is the result, whether the arena is Christianity, Islam, Judaism, or any other religious faith, as well as atheism, conservative or liberal political views, even evolution or intelligent design. Anytime our minds are closed and there is no room for dissent, we are on a slippery slope towards stagnation.

Carlton Pearson
Religious, Intelligent, Views

In many ways, the church seems to hate evil more than it loves good or even God.

Carlton Pearson
Hate, Evil, Church
Carlton Pearson (2009). “The Gospel of Inclusion: Reaching Beyond Religious Fundamentalism to the True Love of God and Self”, p.171, Simon and Schuster

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