Quotes About Spirit

Lastly, matters of superstition and magic (in the common acceptation of the word) must not be entirely omitted. For although such things lie buried deep beneath a mass of falsehood and fable, yet they should be looked into a little. For it may be that in some of them some natural operation lies at the bottom, as in fascination, strengthening of the imagination, sympathy of things at a distance, transmission of impressions from spirit to spirit no less than from body to body, and the like.

Grace cannot be confused with righteousness. Grace is receiving what we do not deserve; mercy is not receiving what we do deserve. Righteousness, on the other hand, includes what most of us would consider difficult matters, such as punishment, correction and judgment. It also includes what most of us would consider positive matters, such as the fruit of the Spirit.

Marxists basically like to think that the spirit of history or human consciousness made a terrible boob. The awakening message was intended for classes, but by some terrible postal error was delivered to nations.

Christian freedom was an inner condition of the spirit, and not an external condition of the body.

Siento haber de dejar deshabitado cuerpo que amante espíritu ha ceñido; desierto un corazón siempre encendido, donde todo el Amor reinó hospedado.

Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.

Liturgical practices, rightly used, communicate something right about God (orthodoxy comes from orthodoxia, "right praise"). Christ gives his body and blood, broken and shed for us for forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. The Spirit gives gifts that build up the community. These correct beliefs are also communicated in the historic liturgy and all its local uses. The continuing proper use of this liturgy builds up a community of faith in Jesus Christ crucified and risen again.

Many have distinguished between Spirit baptism theologically defined as Christian initiation and Spirit baptism as an experience of renewal to be had by all believers.

In Spirit baptism, the divine-human interaction is not just an abstract issue to be debated but an overwhelming participation in God that is sanctifying and ever more expansive and diversifying charismatically.

Spirit baptism draws one into the field of God's presence and transforms one's life with the love of God.

Spirit baptism in the evangelical traditions influenced by Reformed theology has thus been defined according to this presupposition, namely, as regeneration by faith in Christ as proclaimed in the gospel.

Baptism in the Spirit implies a baptism into Christ and into God, a participation in the divine life by which we place on God our death, sin, suffering, and isolation in order to partake of his life everlasting, righteousness, healing, and fellowship.

a compartmentalization of the Pentecostal understanding of Spirit baptism as a post-conversion charismatic empowerment will fail to enrich our understanding of the soteriological functions of the Spirit

Spirit baptism is a baptism into the love of God that sanctifies, renews, and empowers until Spirit baptism turns all of creation into the final dwelling place of God.

The love of God poured out upon us in the gift of the Spirit (Rom. 5:5) cannot be exhausted by the koinonia of the church.

Find your soul and you'll live. Lose your soul and you'll die.

I believe the world of the spirit is in general greatly neglected and not at all served by the practice of faith as we know it, because religion isn't individual enough.

Spirit, who are you?' Andy demanded. Bobby remained silent, his entire body strained, his lips tightly together, his eyes bulging out. He was taking frantic, short breaths through his nose. His face was crimson. Spirit,' said Andy, 'I command you to tell us who you are in Jesus' name!' Don't you mention that name!' the spirit hissed and then cursed. I will mention that name again and again,' said Hank. You know that name has defeated you.

Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on...none of you are safe.

To be conscious and enlightened, Spirit must fill our bodies. Trance Dancing is an invitation to Spirit to embody us. When Spirit accepts, we dance from the inside out.

We're all stuck in the same rudderless boat. It is about the spirit we share or about nothing. It is about how we treat others or about nothing. How we treat others is the only proof of truth we have. That proof is not found in any book. It is only found in the expression of unconditional trust we may sometimes see in the eyes of the people who know us best.

And as we shall see, the direct power the human mind has over its own body, mightier spirits have over all matter.

I'm gonna live till I die.

Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age.