Quotes About Jesus

If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.

Remember, Jesus would rather constantly shame gays than let orphans have a family.

If this earth was good enough for the man Jesus Christ, if such a man as Jesus lived, then, and only then, life has a meaning for us.

Jesus, like most cultural heroes, is malleable. And his given shape has much more to say about the shapers than it does of him. Christians in all cultures and ages have the tendency to impose their understandings and cultural expressions on Scripture or beliefs.

Prayer is like a standing counseling session, 24/7, no appointment necessary. Just walk in. And expect to find your Counselor—which is one of the ways Jesus described the Holy Spirit (John 16:7)—always fully understanding your situation and ready to impart timely wisdom.

Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have all founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire on love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him.

Sweet was the hour I freedom felt To call my Jesus mine; To see his smiling face, and melt In pleasures all divine.

Don't the Conservatives know that Jesus was soft on crime?

Any work for God that has less than a passion for Jesus Christ as its motive will end in crushing heartbreak and discouragement.

Jesus will upset every apple cart, every temple table, every surface response, every false motivation and every private longing we ignore in our hearts. The ways of Jesus will make us examine every area of our lives.

Perfectionism will make you sour, mean, and judgmental, and it will rob you of the freedom Jesus died to give you.

In the Koran, there are ninety-nine different names for Allah. But not one of them can be translated as Father.7 Matthew 6 contains thirty-four verses, and in those thirty-four verses the Lord Jesus refers to the Father twelve times. You have a Father who is the sovereign God, in control of all things. And He has made some promises to you that His providence guarantees.

We are often told that Jesus spoke more on the topic of hell than did any other person in the Bible. This would not be difficult for Him to do, since almost all the biblical authors were silent on the subject.

The flavor is not the important element. What really matters is the water. If th pitcher (Christian) is filled with water (Jesus), the flavor (personality) of th tea doesn't really matter. Some people will be drawn to Christ because of the appeal of one flavor, while other unsaved people will be more receptive to anothr. As long as they receive the Water of LIfe, what difference does the flavor make?

You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me…" (John 5:39).

So we put ourselves in a dangerous place when we formulate concrete opinions about who God is without filtering our thoughts through Jesus.

The finished aspect of the work of Jesus Christ is real. We don't finish it by our faith. We simply experience it through believing.

Focus on "the red letters" alone and you'll miss much of Him in the Bible. From beginning to end, it's all about Him!

The Incarnation of God in Jesus is the greatest moment that has ever occurred in time or eternity.

You have been made right with God by the finished work of Jesus Christ. The New Covenant is a covenant of grace. It's all His doing, and not our own, that has positioned us in Christ.

When we focus exclusively on the love of God, when we see love as the totality of His being, are we leaving out something? To say yes is to insult Divine Agape. Love is His fundamental makeup. Everything that can be known of Him must be seen through the lens of agape, or we end up presenting a god with multiple personality. Jesus proved that God is pure love by coming into the world.

You have been set in the place of a child who is loved and accepted by the Father just as surely as Jesus Himself knows that love and acceptance. Your palce is the triune circle dance is as safe and secure as the place of Jesus for the staggering reason that you are in Him.

When we are facing the storms of life, we need to understand the importance of watching Jesus Christ. He inspires our faith, but even more, our faith originates from Him. He is our Faith. So then, faith isn't something we have to work up from within ourselves. Instead, it is Someone who lives within us who wants to work out every detail of life's journey. As we look at Him as our source of faith, we find a sense of that faith rising up within us.

While Jesus transcends culture, culture does not change God's word.