Quotes About Society

The word church as applied to the Christian society was first used by Jesus Himself when He told Peter, "Upon this rock I will build my church" [Matthew 16:18]. He is the foundation of all Christian experience.

The same conditions that prevailed in Rome prevail in our society. Before Rome fell, her standards were abandoned, the family disintegrated, divorce prevailed, immorality was rampant, and faith was at a low ebb.

Christianity cannot expect the world to live the truths of the Gospel until it has the life that the Gospel provides in Christ. We Christians ought to be light and salt in the society in which we live.

Sometimes I think the truly committed Christian is in conflict with society around him more than any other person. Society is going one direction, and the Christian is going in the opposite direction. This brings about friction and conflict. But God has promised, in the midst of trouble and conflict, a genuine peace, a sense of assurance and security, that the worldly person never knows.

We have become a nation of biblical illiterates.

Our society has traded strength of character for makeovers that deceive.

Today we see social evil, terrorism, and gross immorality throughout the world. Someone has said, "A wrong deed is right if the majority of people declare it not to be wrong." By this principle we can see our standards shifting from year to year according to the popular vote! This new permissiveness is condoned by intelligent men and women, many of whom are found in the churches.

The focus on self has led our society into a fascination with pleasure, emotional and sexual stimulation, and "personal fulfillment." America's compulsion for "maximum personhood" is evidenced everywhere.

Marriage is God's invention, not ours! Society didn't establish it; God did.

Jesus told His disciples that the "world," meaning the world system, the political and social order organized apart from God, will despise Christians.

Those who believe [in Christ] are expected to be different from the world . . . they are members of a new society.

Compared to when I was a boy, we now live in reverse. The people are locked up in their homes at night and criminals are outside on the loose! When I was young, the criminals were locked up and the people were free to move about. That time has passed for many cities.

We have been trying to solve every ill of society as though society were made up of regenerate men to whom we had an obligation to speak with Christian advice.

Abraham Lincoln once said, "The strength of a nation lies in the people—in the homes of the people." The

It is not wrong to want to work and earn a decent living; in fact, God has given work to us. But this legitimate desire can very easily cross the line into greed—especially in our materialistic society.

Every generation has found [the Bible's] message indispensable, and its influence on individuals and society over the centuries has been enormous.

Many young people are building their lives on the rock of materialism. I find across the country a deep economic discontent among people in every walk of life.

Never has there been a time when men tried so desperately to have fun as they do today.

I challenge you to show me where the saloon has ever helped business, education, church, morals or anything we hold dear.

After all is said that can be said upon the liquor traffic, its influence is degrading upon the individual, the family, politics and business, and upon everything that you touch in this old world.

France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.

SOCIAL ANIMAL ALWAYS COME ACROSS SEVERAL COMPLICATIONS

Trust your instincts, know what you want, and believe in your ability to achieve it. Rules and conventions are important for schools, businesses, and society in general, but you should never follow them blindly.

I realized that a company can build a business, do good in society, and have fun. These three goals can run alongside one another, without being dominated by the bottom line.