Quotes About Christianity

L'Église a dû faire face constamment à cette déchristianisation régulière, monotone qui n'est souvent que vulgaire décivilisation.

Sería ilusorio pensar que el futuro del cristianismo depende de la habilidad de adaptar el mensaje cristiano al mundo moderno. Depende —en lo que a nosotros respecta— del empeño por la santidad personal, por la identificación con Cristo, de todos y cada uno. Siempre será actual el diagnóstico de aquella afirmación: «estas crisis mundiales son crisis de santos»[84

Acoger es tomar sobre uno mismo la responsabilidad, la carga, del bien de los demás: de su felicidad eterna y de su felicidad temporal; como Cristo ha acogido, ha tomado, sobre sí toda la carga de nuestros pecados, para conseguirnos una redención eterna.

Pero las religiones de Cristo y de Mahoma no surgieron de la nada: provienen de la de Yavé, el Dios local de los judíos que fue el que creó el mundo en seis días. Y claro, con semejantes prisas así le quedó: un engendro chapucero.

El que corre corre hacia la muerte, que a veces se comporta como una verdadera haragana y se sienta simplemente a esperar a que el cristiano trabaje por ella y tome un revólver el apurado y se despache de un tiro cualquiera en el corazón.

If Christian scientists had more science and doctors more Christianity, it wouldn't make any difference which you called in — if you had a good nurse.

Here is an important distinction with far-reaching implications for Christian behavior. The deeds of Christians in this present time — however insignificant they may seem, however "vain" they may appear to those who value worldly success — are already being built into God's advancing kingdom.

Perhaps the strongest statement we can make about the resurrection in this book about the crucifixion is that if Jesus had not been raised from the dead, we would never have heard of him.

If we think of Christian theology and ethics purely in terms of forgiveness, we will have neglected a central aspect of God's own character and will be in no position to understand the cross in its fullest dimension.

Christianity is founded upon the law of forgiveness - Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Karmic law, and the Christ within each man is his Redeemer and Salvation from all inharmonious conditions.

L'injonction capitaliste (tout ce qui est agréable est obligatoire) est aussi stupide que la culpabilité chrétienne (tout ce qui est agréable est interdit).

El mandato capitalista (todo lo que es placentero es obligatorio) es igual de estúpido que la culpabilidad cristiana (todo lo que es placentero está prohibido).

Giordano Bruno was to take the bolder course of maintaining that the magical Egyptian religion of the world was not only the most ancient but also the only true religion, which both Judaism and Christianity had obscured and corrupted.

Many people have come to Christ as a result of my participation in presenting the Gospel to them. It's all the work of the Holy Spirit.

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me ' or 'Help me.'

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.

Some people have a warped idea of living the Christian life. Seeing talented, successful Christians, they attempt to imitate them. For them, the grass on the other side of the fence is always greener. But when they discover that their own gifts are different or their contributions are more modest (or even invisible), they collapse in discouragement and overlook genuine opportunities that are open to them. They have forgotten that they are here to serve Christ, not themselves.

The most important events in human history were the death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

I have never known anyone to accept Christ's redemption and later regret it.

The end will come with the return of Jesus Christ . . .That is why a Christian can be an optimist. That is why a Christian can smile in the midst of all that is happening . . .We know what the end will be: the triumph of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Becoming a Christian takes only a single step; being a Christian means walking with Christ the rest of your life.

The world doesn't really have much respect for Christians who adopt its fashions and ideas. It is inclined to regard them with contempt—to write them off either as cowards who are ashamed of their faith or as frauds whose profession is not sincere.

A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution.