Home / Quotes / Quote by J. Oswald Sanders

Quote by J. Oswald Sanders

“Spiritual leadership is the power to change the atmosphere by one's presence, the unconscious influence that makes Christ and spiritual things real to others.”

Quote by J. Oswald Sanders

Author

J. Oswald Sanders

J. Oswald Sanders was a renowned Christian author known for his profound understanding of the Bible and his rich writing talent. His works covered a wide range of topics from spiritual growth to pastoral leadership, and were highly appreciated by a broad readership. more

You May Also Like

“Many Christians were suddenly prepared to look at traditional methods of spiritual formation. They could not help but see that spiritual growth and vitality stem from what we actually do with our lives, from the habits we form, and from the character that results.”

Looks Character Helping Christian Spiritual Form Growth Results Our Lives Habit Method Prepared Traditional Spiritual Growth Stem Vitality Formation Spiritual Formation

Book:The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives

Source: The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives

“I've always been fascinated by numbers. Before I was seventeen years old, I had lived in twenty-one different houses. In my mind, each of those houses had a number.”

Years Mind Different House Numbers Twenties Fascinated Twenty One Seventeen Seventeen Years Old

Author:Robert Indiana

“When we think of "taking Christ into the workplace" or "keeping Christ in the home," we are making our faith into a set of special acts. The "specialness" of such acts just underscores the point - that being a Christian, being Christ's isn't thought of as a normal part of life.”

Thinking Home Christian Christ Special Normal Workplace Parts Of Life Specialness

Author:Dallas Willard

“O, this faith is a living, busy, active, powerful thing! It is impossible that it should not be ceaselessly doing that which is good. It does not even ask whether good works should be done; but before the question can be asked, it has done them, and it is constantly engaged in doing them. But he who does not do such works, is a man without faith. He gropes and casts about him to find faith and good works, not knowing what either of them is, and yet prattles and idly multiplies words about faith and good works.”

Men Should Doe Done Asks Powerful Knowing Impossible Busy Casts Active Engaged Not Knowing Good Work

Author:Martin Luther

“He [Peter after the resurrection] now understood that he and the church were to exercise a transcendent power that did not depend upon having a kingdom or government in any human sense, for it was literally a "God government" in which they were participants (Acts 1:6-8).”

Humans Government Church Depends Exercise Understood Kingdoms Resurrection Peter Transcendent Participants

Author:Dallas Willard

“Paul followed Jesus by living as He lived. And how did he do that? Through activities and ways of living that would train his whole personality to depend upon the risen Christ as Christ trained Himself to depend upon the Father.”

Way Whole Father Jesus Christ Personality Depends Activity Train Risen

Author:Dallas Willard

“I submit my tongue as an instrument of righteousness when I make it bless them that curse me and pray for them who persecute me, even though it "automatically" tends to strike and wound those who have wounded me. I submit my legs to God as instruments of righteousness when I engage them in physical labor as service, perhaps carrying a burden the "second mile" for someone whom I would rather let my legs kick. I submit my body to righteousness when I do my good deeds without letting them be known, though my whole frame cries out to strut and crow.”

Whole Body Known Cry Praying Labor Instruments Deeds Burden Legs Tongue Strikes Wounds Miles Curse Kicks Righteousness Bless Submit Wounded Good Deeds Crow

Author:Dallas Willard

“Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.”

Courses Deeds Redemption Righteous

Author:Dallas Willard

“Discipline, strictly speaking, is activity carried on to prepare us indirectly for some activity other than itself. We do not practice the piano to practice the piano well, but to play it well.”

Wells Play Practice Discipline Activity Piano

Author:Dallas Willard

“Almost everything worth doing in human life is very difficult in its early stages and the good we are aiming at is never available at first, to strengthen us when we seem to need it most.”

Needs Firsts Humans Seems Life Is Difficult Stage Available Human Life

Author:Dallas Willard