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Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes about Church

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The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not

The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If the church does not recapture its prophetic zeal, it will become an irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Spiritual, Church, Doe
1963 Strength to Love.

If the church of today does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authentic ring, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Loyalty, Church
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.103, Beacon Press

A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Voice, Justice, Church

The church must be reminded that it is not the master, or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Christian, Church, States
1963 Strength to Love.

I'm grateful to God that, through the Negro church, the dimension of nonviolence entered our struggle.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Struggle, Grateful, Church
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2013). “The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I Have a Dream" and Other Great Writings”, p.97, Beacon Press

Why is the church always a taillight rather than a headlight?

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Church, Headlights

The church must be the critic and guide of the state, and never its tool.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Church, Tools, Guides

The contemporary church is so often a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. It is so often the arch supporter of the status quo.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Inspirational, Voice, Church
Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1968). “I Have a Dream: The Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr”

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