Quotes About Spirituality

The resurrection constitutes, as it were, the womb of the new aeon, out of which believers issue as, in a new, altogether unprecedented, sense, sons of God: "They are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection," therefore they neither marry, nor are given in marriage (Lk. xx. 35-36).

all eschatological interpretation of history, when united to a strong religious mentality cannot but produce the finest practical theological fruitage.

Echemos ahora un vistazo a los pasajes paulinos a fin de notar los contrastes éticos presentados en los escritos de Pablo: Romanos 12:2; Gálatas 1:4; 1 Corintios 1:2; 2:6; 2 Corintios 4:4 "la más fuerte de todas las declaraciones, pues llama a Satanás el dios de este mundo; Efesios 2:2, "la corriente (curso) de este mundo"; Colosenses 1:13; 2 Timoteo 4:10, "amando este mundo".

The love of heaven must drive out the inordinate love of what is earthly.

Contrary to Le Corbusier's adage of modern architecture, a traditional Japanese house is not simply a "machine to live in," but a home for the soul.

Man worships the idols he himself creates. But not those that God has made.

Saamne jo stengundhaari khada tha, uski sangeen se phootee shaan, uske seene ko gubbare kee trah phulaa gayee thee. Aur uske maathe par chandan ka tilak tha. The stengunner in front of us, the one with majesty bursting out of his muzzle, whose chest was puffed up like a balloon. And he wore a sandalwood tilak on his forehead.

Faith is measurable. It builds as you think about and meditate on a spiritual truth. There are natural laws, like gravity, and there are spiritual laws, like this one. You can have what you say if you believe that you have it before you actually see that

La fe es medible. Se basa en lo que piensas y consideras sobre una verdad espiritual. (...) Hay leyes naturales, como la gravedad, y hay leyes espirituales, como ésta. Puedes tener lo que dices si crees que lo tienes antes de que tú en realidad veas que lo tienes. Eso es fe.-Zacharel

the devil on my right shoulder must have brutally strangled the angel on my left...

Note that Joseph lived a holy life in all three dimensions: • Before the Law was given at Mount Sinai • Before Jesus Christ came to Earth to model holiness • Before the Holy Spirit came to indwell and assist mankind in living a holy life • Before the Word of God was revealed in its entirety How much more should we as Christians be able to live a holy life today? We have all of these resources at our disposal.

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you (Rom. 12:3). Paul's

Lutheran spirituality begins with the insight that all human effort to reach God is futile. The will, to use Luther's term, is in bondage—not only can we not fulfill the moral law perfectly, on the deepest level, we do not want to.

Human sin and God's grace are the two poles of Lutheran spirituality. To be sure, these are intrinsic to all of Christianity, but in Lutheranism they are both heightened. They are resolved in the principle by which, it is said, the church stands or falls: justification by grace through faith.

Vocation is far more than work-life integration, bridging the chasm between personal and professional; it is the integration of heaven and earth, God's work and our work, family and faith, daily life and divine power, culture and the Christian life. Vocation reveals the spirituality of everyday life.

Though personal and unique for each person ("take up his cross"), the Way of the Cross means that our spiritual life does not consist solely of victories, miracles, and success stories.

Recovering authentic Christian spirituality does not require producing a new message. Nor does it mean joining the cacophony of our culture. Instead, recovering authentic Christianity requires increasing the clarity and power of the signal so it can be heard over the background noise.

He is not actually far from each one of us, for 'in him we live and move and have our being'" (Acts 17:25, 27-28).

But the Bible is not just a text to interpret; rather, it is a text that interprets us.

So this is how it feels to be a man tempted—face to face—by the tempter. So

It is far more important to me that I come to know my Lord in living reality than it is to be in ministry without it.

God does not transform you on a bed of light, life, and grace. His transformation is done on the cross in darkness, poverty, and death.

he seemed to grasp a deep understanding of the unfolding drama in which he had been caught. He seemed to understand something that few of even the wisest men of his day understood...God wanted a broken vessel.

It appears that having a close walk with the Lord is not religiously acceptable.