“Thinking in terms of two realms understands the paired concepts worldy-Christia n, natural-superna tural, profane-sacred, rational-revela tions, as ultimate static opposites...and fails to recognize the original unity of these opposites in the Christ-reality.” ThinkingTwoRealityTermChristNaturalFailingConceptsOppositesUltimateOriginalsSacredUnityRationalRealmsStaticProfane Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“History does seem to repeat itself hence it's mindboggling to still hear the 'avoid all negative people' speeches from, of all people, supposedly important spiritual teachers. Ironically, their congregations would probably be the ones hiding their faces from the accuracies of truth speakers like Christ. Now, Christ was the complete opposite of negative, however the danger is that truth is often misunderstood as negativity by those who are constantly taught to only seek flattery.” PeopleDoeStillsImportantSeemsFacesSpiritualChristTeacherDangerTaughtTruth IsSpeechNegativeOppositesRepeatsHidingSpeakersNegativityFlatteryMisunderstoodAccuracyNegative PeopleCongregationSpiritual TeachersComplete Opposites Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“The problem is that, regardless of what our theologies tell us about the purpose of the clergy, the actual effect of the clergy profession is to make the body of Christ lame. This happens not because clergy intend it (they usually intend the opposite) but because the objective nature of the profession inevitably turns the laity into passive receivers.” ProblemBodyHappensPurposeTurnsChristEffectsOppositesProfessionTheologyObjectivesPassiveLameClergyReceiverBody Of Christ Author:Christian Smith
“The Christian knows to serve the weak not because they deserve it but because God extended his love to us when we deserved the opposite. Christ came down from heaven, and whenever his disciples entertained dreams of prestige and power he reminded them that the greatest is the one who serves. The ladder of power reaches up, the ladder of grace reaches down.” KnowsDreamChristianHeavenChristGraceDeserveWeakOppositesDiscipleHis LoveLaddersPrestige Book:What's So Amazing about Grace? Source: What's So Amazing about Grace?
“Christ died that we might live. This is the opposite of abortion. Abortion kills that someone might live differently.” MightChristOppositesDiedAbortion Author:John Piper
“Life and death! They seem like complete opposites-at great enmity with each other. But for Paul-and for all who share his faith-there is a unity, because the same great passion is fulfilled in both-namely, that Christ be magnified in this body-our bodies-whether by life or by death.” BodySeemsPassionChristShareOppositesUnityLife And DeathFulfilledSanctificationEnmityGreat PassionComplete Opposites Book:Don't Waste Your Life Source: Don't Waste Your Life
“At a certain meeting two and a half people were converted to Christ. A friend asked if he meant, two adults and a child. The facts were just the opposite two children and an adult. When a child is led to Christ, a whole life is saved!” PeopleIfsChildrenTwoWholeFactsLife IsCertainChristHalfAdultsOppositesMeetingsSavedWhole Life Author:Dwight L. Moody