Quotes About Doctrine

Persecution always acts as a jell for members of cults; it proves to them, in the absence of history, liturgy, tradition, and doctrine, that they are God's chosen.

One must overcome history by dogma.

There are times in history where a particular doctrine becomes a symbol of a greater problem.

If I understand this correctly Christ taught here the alarming doctrine that the desire for honor among men made belief impossible.

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason.

I do not agree with this notion that somehow if I go to try to attract votes and to lead people toward a better tomorrow somehow I get subscribed to some-some doctrine gets subscribed to me.

To be a Christian, you must pluck out the eye of reason.

Why seek a doctrine? As soon as you have a doctrine, you fall into dualistic thought.

When there's something in the Bible that churches don't like, they call it 'legalism.'

No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

What we live by we die by.

I hold a doctrine, to which I owe not much, indeed, but all the little I ever had, namely, that with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.

Christianity at any given time is strong or weak depending upon her concept of God.

For many centuries Christians also believed in the idea of reincarnation, and it wasn't until the Second Council of Constantinople in A.D. 553 that reincarnation was officially declared a heresy and mention of it was stricken from public texts. The powers that be didn't like the idea of people getting infinite chances to get it right, because then you wouldn't need the church to offer you salvation.

These Americans believed that one great male god ruled the world. Sometimes they divided him into three parts, which they called father, son, and holy ghost. They ate crackers and wine or grape juice, believing that they were eating the son's body and drinking his blood. If they believed strongly enough, they would live on forever after they died.

No doctrines will be unimportant, though some will lie closer to our bosom than others. But doctrine--doctrine--doctrine--is that which faith desires. It is lamentable that the Christianity of our day desires it not.

Religion is not the tame and sleepy thing which some suppose. This misapprehension is derived partly from erroneous views of doctrine, but yet more from the examples of actual Christianity among us, which fall so far short of the biblical standard.

The doctrine of the Declaration of Independence was not without some collateral

Paul said in the second epistle...the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine...they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn from the truth and wander away to myths.

Paul said in the second epistle to the good chap you were named after, 'The time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine . . . they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn from the truth and wander away to myths.

True compassion is the result of experiencing sunyata. 'Sunya' means empty; and 'ta' means 'ness'. The doctrine of emptiness is the essential teaching of Mahayana. It is the ultimate truth of non-ego.

And thus the perplexing spectacle was afforded the Church of one Pope unequivocally charging another with false doctrine. What Nicolas III. and Clement V. had solemnly commended as right and holy, their successor branded, as solemnly, as noxious and wrong. The

My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.

Doctrine holds that white society is seething with hatred for blacks. The very reverse is true. With the best of intentions and for the best of reasons, America has done everything within its power to encourage blacks to hate whites.