“Those who, animal-like, live solely according to the senses... misuse God's creation in order to indulge the passions. They do not understand the principle of that wisdom which is revealed to all: that we should know and praise God through His creation and that by means of the visible world we should understand whence we came, what we are, for what purpose we were made and where we are going. On the contrary, they travel through this present age in darkness... with... ignorance of God.” KnowsWorldShouldMeanMadeAgeChristianPurposeOrderPassionAnimalPrinciplesDarknessCreationIgnorancePraiseContrarySensesVisibleOrthodoxIndulgeMisusePraise GodGod's Creation Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it means letting him take possession of our life and change it, transform it, and free it from the darkness of evil and sin. ... Let us show the joy of being children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us which is true freedom, the freedom that saves us from the slavery of evil, of sin and of death!” ThinkingGivingMeanChildrenShowsChristianJoyOrderEvilChristSinActingDarknessOur LivesSlaveryPossessionChild Of GodObeyingTrue FreedomLife And Change Author:Pope Francis
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should men grow remiss in their observance of Lent, it would be a detriment to God’s glory, a disgrace to the Catholic religion, and a danger to Christian souls. Neither can it be doubted that such negligence would become the source of misery to the world, of public calamity, and of private woe.” MenWorldShouldSoulHelpingWould BeChristianGrowsChristJusticeEnemyDarknessDangerDivineSourceProveGloryGainsCatholicMiseryHeavenlyWarfareWoeCalamityDisgraceShieldsDoubtedBadgesScourgeNegligenceObservanceAvertDivine JusticeCatholic Religion Author:Pope Benedict XIV
“You may claim to love Jesus but your life proves you are still walking in darkness—confused, befuddled and foggy! When you are truly in love with Jesus, conversing with Him, He turns up the light. There is no darkness at all in His presence. The worst possible darkness to mankind is not in the hearts of God-hating Communist leaders or Christ-hating atheists. It is, rather, the horrible darkness that blinds so-called Christians who refuse to walk in the light.” HeartMayStillsLightChristianHateTurnsJesusChristWalksLeaderDarknessWorstMankindWalkingProveClaimsAtheistRefuseHorribleConfusedCommunistJesus LoveCommunist Leaders Author:David Wilkerson
“The Christian world, I discovered, was like the captain and crew of a vessel on the ocean without a compass, and tossed to and fro whithersoever the wind listed to blow them. When the light came to me, I saw that all the so-called Christian world was grovelling in darkness” WorldLightChristianDarknessSawsWindOceanBlowCaptainsCrewCompassVessel Book:Journal of Discourses Source: Journal of Discourses
“Following Him is walking in the light and not in darkness. Man on account of sin is in moral and spiritual darkness. Believing on Christ and following Him delivers from both. In His fellowship the believer is delivered from the power of darkness, from the power of sin and from ignorance as to spiritual things.” MenBelieveLightChristianSpiritualChristSinMoralDarknessIgnoranceWalkingAccountsFollowingBelieverFellowshipSpiritual Darkness Author:Arno C. Gaebelein
“The daily disappearance and the subsequent rise of the sun appeared to many of the ancients as a true resurrection; thus, while the east came to be regarded as the source of light and warmth, happiness and glory, the west was associated with darkness and chill, decay and death. This led to the custom of burying the dead so as to face the east when they rose again, and of building temples and shrines with an opening toward the east. To effect this, Vitruvius, two thousand years ago, gave precise rules, which are still followed by Christian architects.” YearsStillsTwoLightChristianFacesDarknessSunAtheismEffectsBuildingSourceThousandGloryYears AgoRoseWestPositive AtheismEastOpeningTemplesCustomsWarmthArchitectResurrectionDecayThousand YearsPreciseChillDisappearanceShrinesBurying Author:Isaac Newton
“I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light.” LightChristianReligionPrayerDarknessLandFilledMissionsMissionaryCandleMinistryMottoEvangelismMissions And PrayerMissions In LifeGreat MissionaryInspirational MissionaryMissionary LifeGreat Commission Author:Ion Keith-Falconer