“Christian faith is exclusivistic. Christian faith lays claim upon our lives. The sanctity of life, what we do with a life, is very definitive in the Christian faith, what we do with sexuality, what we do with marriage, all of the fundamental questions of life have points of reference for answers, and people just have an aversion for that. That I think is the biggest reason they feel hostile towards the Christian faith.” PeopleThinkingFeelsReasonChristianLife IsAnswersOur LivesClaimsFundamentalsLaysSexualityHostileChristian FaithSanctityAversionSanctity Of Life Author:Ravi Zacharias
“I have absolutely no doubt that if you are a praying Christian, your faith in God is what is carrying you, through both the good times and the hard times. However, if you are not a praying person, you are carrying your faith - you are trying to make your faith work for you apart from your source of power - and trying to carry the infinite is very exhausting.” IfsTryingPersonsHardChristianDoubtSourcePrayingInfiniteNo DoubtHard TimesGood TimesFaith In GodExhaustingGood Times And Bad Times Author:Ravi Zacharias
“Many Christians have so busied themselves with programs and activities that they no longer know how to be silent and meditate on God's word or recognize the mysteries that are in the Person of Christ.” KnowsPersonsChristianChristKnow HowMysteryActivityProgramSilent Author:Ravi Zacharias
“The assurance of Heaven is never given to the person. And that's why at the core of the Christian faith is the grace of God. If there's one word I would grab from all of that, it's forgiveness - that you can be forgiven. I can be forgiven, and it is of the grace of God. But once you understand that, I think the ramifications are worldwide.” IfsThinkingPersonsI CanChristianGivenHeavenGraceCoreForgivenAssuranceGrace Of GodOne WordChristian FaithRamifications Author:Ravi Zacharias
“We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right.” WantInspirationalBelieveWisdomChristianBeliefRightsWise WordsWords Of WisdomChristian InspirationalFeels Right Author:Ravi Zacharias
“These days its not just that the line between right and wrong has been made unclear, today Christians are being asked by our culture today to erase the lines and move the fences, and if that were not bad enough, we are being asked to join in the celebration cry by those who have thrown off the restraints religion had imposed upon them. It is not just that they ask we accept, but they now demand of us to celebrate it too.” IfsHas BeensMadeEnoughTodayChristianMovingCultureAsksLinesAcceptingCryDemandChristian InspirationalCelebrateThese DaysThrownCelebrationRestraintFenceEraseUnclear Author:Ravi Zacharias
“Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer.” ChristianUnderstandingReligiousCommitmentCrossesPreferencePrecedence Author:Ravi Zacharias
“Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge that the One in whom that faith is placed has proven that He is worthy of that trust. In its essence, faith is a confidence in the person of Jesus Christ and in His power, so that even when His power does not serve my end, my confidence in Him remains because of who He is.” PersonsDoeEndsGodChristianFaithJesusChristPowerfulKnowledgePowerConfidenceBibleJesus ChristEssenceBasesRemainsWorthyChristian InspirationalSensesServiceTrust In GodBiblicalProvenConfidence In GodChristian Service Author:Ravi Zacharias
“A friend asked the author,"If this conversion you speak about is truly supernatural, and why is it not more evident in the lives of so many Christians that I know?” IfsKnowsChristianSpeakConversionEvident Author:Ravi Zacharias
“There are no unique postures and times and limitations that restrict our access to God. My relationship with God is intimate and personal. The Christian does not go to the temple to worship. The Christian takes the temple with him or her. Jesus lifts us beyond the building and pays the human body the highest compliment by making it His dwelling place, the place where He meets with us. Even today He would overturn the tables of those who make it a marketplace for their own lust, greed and wealth.” HumansDoeBodyTodayChristianJesusWealthPayBuildingWorshipHighestUniqueTablesGreedAccessLustLimitationLiftsIntimateTemplesComplimentHuman BodyMarketplaceDwellingPostureRelationship With GodDwelling Place Author:Ravi Zacharias
“For the Christian, worship is co-extensive with life. Life is already an expression of worship.” ChristianLife IsExpressionWorshipChristian Worship Author:Ravi Zacharias
“I do not believe that one can earnestly seek and find the priceless treasure of God's call without a devout prayer life. That is where God speaks. The purpose of prayer and of God's call in your life is not to make you number one in the world's eyes, but to make him number one in your life. We must be willing to be outshone while shining for God. We hear very little about being smaller in our own self-estimate.” WorldLifeBelieveLittlesSelfGodEyeChristianLife IsPurposeSpeakPrayerNumbersChristianitySelf EsteemWillingFindingsShiningSeekingHearingTreasureEvangelismPricelessPrayer LifeHearing God Author:Ravi Zacharias
“The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the long haul, cover-up over confession, escapism over confrontation, conform over sacrifice, feeling over commitment, legality over justice, the body over the spirit, anger over forgiveness, man over God.” MenLongSelfGodFeelingsBodyChristianSpiritHumanityReligiousJusticePrinciplesPowerSacrificeMysteryForgivenessCommitmentCrossesAngerConformityConfessionConformConfrontationEscapismMeeknessCover UpsExaltationHaulLong HaulLegalityQuick Fixes Author:Ravi Zacharias
“The Christian faith, simply stated, reminds us that our fundamental problem is not moral; rather, our fundamental problem is spiritual. It is not just that we are immoral, but that a moral life alone cannot bridge what separates us from God. Herein lies the cardinal difference between the moralizing religions and Jesus' offer to us. Jesus does not offer to make bad people good but to make dead people alive.” PeopleDoeProblemChristianSpiritualLyingHumanityJesusDifferencesMoralAliveOffersFundamentalsBridgesImmoralBad PeopleChristian FaithCardinalsDead PeopleMoral LifeMoralizing Author:Ravi Zacharias
“The grace of forgiveness, because God Himself has paid the price, is a Christian distinctive and stands splendidly against our hate-filled, unforgiving world. God's forgiveness gives us a fresh start.” WorldGivingGodChristianHateHumanityReligiousGraceForgivenessPaidFilledChristian InspirationalDistinctiveFresh StartUnforgiving Author:Ravi Zacharias
“It is a mindless philosophy that assumes that one's private beliefs have nothing to do with public office. Does it make sense to entrust those who are immoral in private with the power to determine the nation's moral issues and, indeed, its destiny? One of the most dangerous and terrifying trends in America today is the disregard for character as a central necessity in a leader's credentials. The duplicitous soul of a leader can only make a nation more sophisticated in evil.” DoeSoulPhilosophyCharacterTodayChristianAmericaEvilBeliefNationsLeaderMoralDestinyIssuesDangerousOfficeAssumingDetermineChristian InspirationalMake SenseTrendsSophisticatedImmoralDisregardMindlessPublic OfficeAmerica TodayCredentialsMoral Issues Author:Ravi Zacharias
“A man rejects God neither because of intellectual demands nor because of the scarcity of evidence. A man rejects God because of a moral resistance that refuses to admit his need for God.” MenNeedsGodChristianBeliefMoralMoralityDemandIntellectualEvidenceRefuseResistanceRejectionRejectsScarcityAdmittingAdmittance Author:Ravi Zacharias
“God makes appointments with us in our disappointments. To see the pattern we must take three steps involving the heart, the mind, and the cross” MindHeartGodChristianThreeStepsSeeingCrossesPatternsDisappointmentInvolvingAppointments Author:Ravi Zacharias
“One often sees a call only in retrospect. This too is God's design. God often reinforces our faith after we trust him, not before.” GodChristianFaithBeliefReligiousSeeingDesignTrustCallingChristian InspirationalTrust In GodRetrospectRetrospectivePositive ReinforcementHigher Calling Author:Ravi Zacharias
“It was not the volume of sin that sent Christ to the cross; it was the fact of sin.” FactsChristianJesusChristSinCrossesVolumeCrucifixion Author:Ravi Zacharias
“Like a child who suddenly stops sobbing when he is clasped in the arms of his mother, such will be the grip of heaven upon our souls.” InspirationalChildrenSoulChristianMotherHeavenArmsEmbraceChristian InspirationalStoppingGrippingSobbingMother Child Author:Ravi Zacharias
“Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning.” InspirationalChristianDarkAnswersEssentialsSeasonsQuestioningGod's Presence Author:Ravi Zacharias
“In Christian engagement, the goal is to win the person who is of the other worldview - not to destroy the person.” PersonsChristianWinningGoalEngagementWorldview Author:Ravi Zacharias
“Only when holiness and worship meet can evil be conquered. For that, only the Christian message has the answer.” ChristianEvilAnswersWorshipMessagesHolinessGood Vs Evil Author:Ravi Zacharias
