Church Quotes - Page 56

I know of no religion or sect that has done or is doing without a house of God, variously described as a temple, a mosque, a church, a synagogue or agiary.

He strode over to the ruined church. This, Blue had discovered, was how Gansey got places - striding. Walking was for ordinary people.

The churches rose to power on the income from tax-free property. What earthly -or heavenly- right have they got to enjoy a privilege denied to everyone else, even including nonprofit organizations? None! My contention is that with the churches exempted from property taxation, you and I have to pay that much more in taxes to make up for what they're not contributing.

People do bad things in their lives. And those sort of things are forgivable. That's half the point of having confession in church - you need to be able to fess up to what you've done.

Proclaiming the gospel to all mankind is a fundamental part of the mission of the Church.

The separation of church and state is a source of strength, but the conscience of our nation does not call for separation between men of state and faith in the Supreme Being.

God is not a taker. God is a giver.

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

The message of some churches today seems to be, "Only sing if it appeals to your sense of style, or your demographic." Yet when we look at heaven, we see that every tribe and every nation will sing together.

The eastern part of the Roman Empire spoke mostly Greek, and the western parts spoke mostly Latin. So very soon, you begin getting different emphases between the Eastern church and the Western church.

Do you look forward to going to church, or is it something you do out of obligation?

The Church in England is the Church of England.

Who influenced you? When did they influence you? How have they influenced you? What have you done with their influence?

Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it.

The greatest burden in the world is superstition, not only of ceremonies in the church, but of imaginary and scarecrow sins at home.

The church is called to be now what the world is called to be ultimately

The first thing my family did when we moved was join the local church. The second was to go to the library and get library cards.

Ludlow....is probably the loveliest town in England with its hill of Georgian houses ascending from the river Teme to the great tower of the cross-shaped church, rising behind a classic market building.

Your God is too Small

The Church ever operates in full light. There is no secrecy about its doctrine, aim, or work.

Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change.

At the end of 1795 and beginning of 1796, I was ordered to write to the Church ministers.

The question is not, do we go to church; the question is, have we been converted. The crux of Christianity is not whether or not we give donations to popular charities but whether or not we are really committed to the poor.

I believe in the separation of church and state and would not use my authority to violate this principle in any way.

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.