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“I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on one's shoulders in order to get a clearer view of the valley.”

Order Christ Ability Views Greater Standing Shoulders Valleys Descendants

Book:Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile

Source: Salomé: In Every Inch in Every Mile

“The saints were cowards who stood by to see Christ crucified: they should have flung themselves Upon the Roman spears, and died in vain-- The grandest death, to die in vain--for love Greater than sways the forces of the world!”

World Should Dies Jesus Force Christ Greater Should Have Died Saint Vain Coward Spears

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

“Don't make it necessary for me to complain about you to Christ crucified. (There is no one else I can complain to, since there is no one greater than you on earth.”

I Can Earth Christ Greater Complaining Speaking Up

Author:St. Catherine of Siena

“What will you do with your life? What are your plans? Have you ever thought of committing your existence totally to Christ? Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?”

People Thinking Jesus Christ Existence Greater Plans

Author:Pope John Paul II

“The philosophy of love and peace strangely overlooked who was in possession of the guns. There had been love and peace for some time on the continent of Africa because for all this time black men had been captivated by the doctrines of Christianity. It took them centuries to realize its contradictions. ... perhaps there was no greater crime as yet than all the lies Western civilization had told in the name of Jesus Christ.”

“I cannot conceive of a greater wounding of the heart of Christ than to pay reverence to anything in the shape of a cross, or to bow before a crucifix!”

Heart Christ Pay Greater Shapes Crosses Reverence Bows

Book:The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 44: Sermons 2549-2602

Source: The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 44: Sermons 2549-2602

“I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind that God should have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.”

“Whenever you're working towards something greater than yourself, it's almost a selflessness that the Lord delights in when you're serving your teammate or your friend or your sister in Christ.”

Christ Lord Greater Delight Serving Selflessness Teammate Sisters In Christ

Author:Tobin Heath

“One of the greatest advantages of singleness is the potential for greater focus on Christ and accomplishing work for Him.”

Christ Greater Focus Advantage Singleness

Book:Breaking the Worry Habit...Forever!: God's Plan for Lasting Peace of Mind

Source: Breaking the Worry Habit...Forever!: God's Plan for Lasting Peace of Mind

“Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically; it is mainly about displaying the covenant-keepin g love between Christ and his church. Knowing Christ is more important than making a living. Treasuring Christ is more important than bearing children. Being united to Christ by faith is a greater source of marital success than perfect sex and double-income prosperity.”

Children Important Sex Christ Church Perfect Love Is United Knowing Greater Source Prosperity Income Covenant Making A Living Prospering

Author:John Piper

“If there be ground for you to trust, as you do, in your own righteousness, then all that Christ did to purchase salvation, and all that God did from the fall of man to prepare the way for it, is in vain. Consider what greater folly could you have devised to charge upon God than this, that all those things were done so needlessly; when, instead of all this, He might only have called you forth, and committed the business to you, which you think you can do so easily.”

Ifs Thinking Men Way Done Might Fall Christ Can Do Greater Salvation Committed Vain Folly Righteousness Fall Of Man

Book:The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Volume I - III

Source: The Works of Jonathan Edwards: Volume I - III

“Christ always calls us to life and constantly to greater joy, but rarely does He call us to comfort.”

Doe Joy Christ Greater Comfort

Author:Mark Hart

“Americans' deepest religion is often equality. The notion that Christ alone is God-superior, authoritative, supernatural-and that Christ's teaching and person is far greater than Buddha's, or Muhammad's, or Moses's, no matter how much great and good wisdom may be contained in those others, is scandalous.”

May Persons Matter Christ Greater Teaching Notion Superiors Moses Muhammad Scandalous Christ Alone

Book:Handbook of Catholic Apologetics: Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith

Source: Handbook of Catholic Apologetics: Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith