154 Quotes About Religion-christianity

Let us never fear robbers or murderers. They are dangers from without, petty dangers. Let us fear ourselves. Prejudices are the real robbers; vices are the real murderers. The great dangers lie within ourselves. What matters it if something threatens are head or our purse! Let us think only of that which threatens the soul.

Being kind at responding when someone is not nice in their voice tone, rude comments and their thoughtlessness in their speech against you takes great grace.

There’s so much hate toward believers-believers of all different faiths. It amazes me the open prejudices people have just because of what someone believes. Because of what comforts them. I personally don’t get it. The only thing I can chalk it up to is those people are angry with God. They blame him for all that is wrong in the world. There is so much beyond our understanding, suffering is real, it makes sense for people to be angry.

The greatest idol I will never truly remove is self.

If you want to know whether God exists, all you have to do is define the word 'exist'.

The Lord is my shepherd." But if we are sheep why in heaven's name should we trust our shepherd? He's going to guard us from the wolves all right, oh yes, but only so that he can sell us later to the butcher.

Last, we may suppose that it gave pleasure both to relate and to hear wonderful stories, because such is human nature; and the pleasure can be increased, at least till the point of incredulity is reached, by exaggerating the wonderful. So some real happening at the base of an account may be reconstructed by shrinking the account down to the physically possible.

The church must change, Brother,' Gheorg had said one day long ago, back when they were still theology students at the University of Leipzig. Christian faith cannot be the tool of a monarch who sells God's pardon in exchange for money and power. Our Lord speaks to ALL men, Mathias. The Church must be a place where all men can meet and pray, not a place where they must submit to the power of other men. God's word must reach everyone equally.

Our religion might preach love, but it was based on purity. God was holy and pure; therefore we must be holy and pure. But here was a poor mamzer saying God is love; therefore we must be love.