“All he said was that we're all free if we pursue spirit. That's all he said. He didn't say let's set up a Vatican Concil. He didn't say, Martin Luther, you need to put our demands on the door.” IfsNeedsSaidSpiritChristianityDoorsDemandPursueLuther Author:Frederick Lenz
“Abraham is such a fascinating figure. Three world religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all claim him as a patriarch. He was raised in a religious home. And yet he rejected religion in order to pursue a personal relationship with God.” WorldHomeOrderThreeReligiousChristianityFiguresClaimsRaisedIslamPursueFascinatingRejectedJudaismAbrahamRelationship With GodPersonal RelationshipsChristianity And IslamWorld ReligionsPatriarchPersonal Relationship With God Author:Anne Graham Lotz
“I think Rodney Stark makes a substantial contribution to the study of early Christianity in posing the kinds of questions that he pursues (which reflect his social-science background).” ThinkingKindSocialChristianityStudyBackgroundsPursueContributionStarksSocial SciencePosing Author:Larry Hurtado
“The ancients were afraid that if they went to the end of the earth they would fall off and be consumed by dragons. But once we understand that Christianity is true to what is there, true to the ultimate environment - the infinite, personal God who is really there - then our minds are freed. We can pursue any question and can be sure that we will not fall off the end of the earth.” IfsMindEndsEarthFallChristianityEnvironmentUltimateInfinitePursueDragonsConsumed Book:Art & the Bible: Two Essays Source: Art & the Bible: Two Essays
“When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities.” LoveLifeFirstsGodChristianTimeOrderFallInterestReligiousChristianityLordOur LivesDemandClaimsAffectionPrioritiesPursueGod LoveOur TimeOur LoveGod FirstPut God First Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“Of all the tyrannies that effect mankind, tyranny in religion is the worst; every other species of tyranny is limited to the world we live in; but this attempts to stride beyond the grave, and seeks to pursue us into eternity.” WorldReligionChristianityWorstMankindEffectsEternitySpeciesGravesTyrannyPursueStride Book:The life and major writings of Thomas Paine Source: The life and major writings of Thomas Paine