Christian Quotes - Page 181

The essence of Christian obedience is not do’s and don’ts but personal allegiance to Jesus.

It is remarkable that in all of his writings Paul's prayers for his friends contain no appeals for changes in their circumstances.

Christians need the gospel as much as non-Christians do.

The age of ignorance commenced with the Christian system.

The Christian life, and especially the contemplative life, is a continual discovery of Christ in new and unexpected places.

If it be the characteristic of a worldly man that he desecrates what is holy, it should be of the Christian to consecrate what is secular, and to recognize a present and presiding divinity in all things.

If any man should ask me what is the first, second, and third part of being a Christian, I must answer 'Action!'

Be merry, really merry. The life of a true Christian should be a perpetual jubilee, a prelude to the festivals of eternity.

The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.

Worship plays a major role in the Christian daily life. Throughout Scripture we see worship from David dancing before the Lord to Jesus rejoicing in the Spirit.

The truly simple way of presenting Christianity is to do it.

Christians have a new identity. We are no longer 'in Adam' but 'in Christ'; no longer in the flesh but in the Spirit.

In examining the evidence of the Christian religion, it is essential to the discovery of truth that we bring to the investigation a mind freed, as far as possible, from existing prejudice, and open to conviction.

When God wants to have mercy on someone, He inspires someone else to pray for him, and He helps in this prayer.

I have watched hundreds of Christians in my time become financially blessed then develop an acquisitive streak that in turn makes their souls as metallic as the coins they seek.

We have Christians against Muslims against Jews, and no matter how liberal your theology, merely identifying yourself as a Christian or a Jew lends tacit validity to this status quo. People have morally identified with a subset of humanity rather than with humanity as a whole.

It is as though a portal in time has opened, and the Christians of the 14th century are pouring into our world.

If we were not passionately inclined to money or to vainglory, then we would not fear death or poverty. We would not know enmity or hatred, and we would not suffer from the sorrows of ourselves or others.

The entire life of a good Christian is in fact an exercise of holy desire. You do not yet see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when he comes you may see and be utterly satisfied.

I'm a total Republican, but I've never claimed to be a Christian-right conservative. They're a large but dwindling part of the Party.

A lot of my reading over the next few months will be the works of Hans Christian Andersen - I have been appointed an ambassador for the bicentenary celebrations of his birth next year.

Are we not all immortal till our work is done?

When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ.

A holy man is a mighty weapon in the hands of God.

When pressure builds up, don't panic. Pray! Prayer is a tremendous stress reliever. It can be your safety valve.