Robert H. Schuller Quotes - Page 5

Nobody has a money problem - there are only idea problems.

Now - find God's dream for your life and go all out for it!

It's impossible to fail completely and it's impossible to succeed perfectly.

Turn your scars into stars.

Are you disappointed, discouraged and discontented with your present level of success? Are you secretly dissatisfied with your present status? Do you want to become a better and more beautiful person than you are today? Would you like to be able to really learn how to be proud of yourself and still not lose genuine humility? Then start dreaming! It's possible! You can become the person you have always wanted to be!

What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a bend in the road.

Creative words generate energy; negative words drain out energy.

Todays impossibilities are tomorrows miracles.

...the kingdom of God is that invisible collection of committed Christians that transcends cultures, ideologies... and creeds- all bound by the golden commitment to say nothing and do nothing that would attack the self-esteem, the self-respect, and the dignity of any other human being, whether or not they are committed members of the kingdom of God. The dignity of the person then is the irreducible cell of true Christianity.

Historical theology has too often failed to interpret repentance as a positive creative force. ... Essentially, if Christianity is to succeed in the next millennium, it must cease to be a negative religion and must become positive.

... the core of sin is a lack of self-esteem. ... Sin is psychological self-abuse. ... the most serious sin is one that causes me to say, 'I am unworthy. I may have no claim to divine sonship if you examine me at my worst.' For once a person believes he is an 'unworthy sinner,' it is doubtful if he can really honestly accept the saving grace God offers in Jesus Christ.

Life is but a moment, death also is but another.

Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell whose sphere is the largest.

Quitting is never an option. The cows have to be milked come Hell or High Water.

Pessimism drops the curtain on tomorrow.

Possibilitizing is overcoming while you're undergoing.

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time.

Classical theology defines sin as 'rebellion against God.' The answer is not incorrect as much as it is shallow and insulting to the human being. Every person deserves to be treated with dignity even if he or she is a 'rebellious sinner'.

I believe that Christians believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. And we believe that if you're saved, Jesus becomes your savior. He makes a promise to you. You can trust his promises. You can bank on that word.

Faith is making claims to victory before it is achieved.

Be the artist you were born to be.

The emerging church, reformed according to the needs of self-esteem-starved-souls under the Lordship of Christ.... will help us to affirm the concept that 'While god's ideas may seem humanly impossible, he will give us these ideas which will lead to glorious, self-esteem-generating success.

The very word possibility creates a mental climate conducive to creativity.

You can often measure a person by the size of his dream.

If there exists no possibility of failure, then victory is meaningless.