“I think it's almost necessary for most people to have the freedom to pull back, and then re-enter at an adult level, where they are neither playing the victim nor creating victims, but just participating in calm, adult behavior. Because an awful lot of churches just aren't there at adult Christianity, this seems to be the norm anymore.” PeopleThinkingSeemsChurchLevelsChristianityBehaviorCreatingAdultsVictimCalmAwfulNormParticipating Author:Richard Rohr
“Believers are often thought of as people who have some kind of private conviction or repudiation of something, whereas "the faithful" refers to a relationship, which was also incidentally the earlier sense of "faith" in premodern, preliberal Christianity. This is not to say, incidentally, that "faith" refers simply to external behavior as opposed to internal belief but that it refers to an act.” PeopleKindBeliefChristianityBehaviorConvictionBelieverFaithfulInternals Author:Talal Asad
“My concern is that somebody would make a decision against Christianity because of Mr. Trump's behavior.” DecisionChristianityTrumpBehaviorConcern Author:Max Lucado
“Galen's observations reflect one of the distinctive features of early Christianity. Roman-era religion was mainly about ritual actions vis-à-vis the gods, and there was little to do with ordering behavior otherwise.” LittlesActionChristianityBehaviorObservationErasFeaturesRitualDistinctiveGalen Author:Larry Hurtado
“Early Christianity, like Roman-era philosophical traditions, laid emphasis on everyday behavior, about how to live your life.” ChristianityBehaviorTraditionPhilosophicalEverydayErasLive Your LifeEmphasis Author:Larry Hurtado
“I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual state of fright about being in right relationship with my heavenly Father nor a sappy spirituality that portrays God as such a benign teddy bear that there is no aberrant behavior or desire of mine that he will not condone. I want a relationship with the Abba of Jesus, who is infinitely compassionate with my brokenness and at the same time an awesome, incomprehensible, and unwieldy Mystery.” WantStatesDesireSpiritualityFatherJesusChristianityMysteryMinesBearsBehaviorTerroristHeavenlyCompassionatePerpetualHeavenly FatherBrokennessFrightBenignTeddyTeddy BearAbba Author:Brennan Manning
“No one is without Christianity, if we agree on what we mean by that word. It is every individual's individual code of behavior by means of which he makes himself a better human being than his nature wants to be, if he followed his nature only. Whatever its symbol - cross or crescent or whatever - that symbol is man's reminder of his duty inside the human race.” IfsMenWantHumansMeanIndividualHuman BeingsRaceChristianityDutyBehaviorCrossesAgreeSymbolsCodeHuman RaceRemindersCrescent Author:William Faulkner
“Many people entertain the idea that Christianity,like almost any other religion,is basically a system of beliefs-you know, a set of doctrines or a code of behavior, a philosophy, an ideology. But that's a myth. Christianity is not at all like Buddhism or Islam or Confucianism. The founders of those religions said (in effect), 'Here is what I teach. Believe my teachings. Follow my philosophy.' Jesus said, 'Follow me'(Matthew 9:9). Leaders of the world's religions said, 'What do you think about what I teach?' Jesus said, 'Who do you say I am?'(Luke 9:20)” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldBelieveSaidIdeasPhilosophyJesusBeliefLeaderChristianityTeachTeachingEffectsBuddhismBehaviorIslamMythDoctrineIdeologyCodeFoundersFollow MeLukeMatthewConfucianism Author:Josh McDowell