“We have endless books about whether Jesus existed, or whether the Jesus we have learned about is really accurate and historical or mythical. We have endless complicated tracts on fine technical issues, but we don't explore Jesus' way to happiness and peace, or try to understand his feelings about God and creation of how he views our relationship with God, or his attitude toward human weakness. Understanding these things could help us immensely in our own search for inner peace and a meaning to life.” WayTryingHumansBookHelpingFeelingsJesusUnderstandingViewsAttitudeChristianityIssuesCreationFineWeaknessHistoricalComplicatedInner PeaceEndlessChristian LifeAccurateOur RelationshipRelationship With GodMeaning Life Author:Joseph Girzone
“Persons of mean understandings, not so inquisitive, nor so well instructed, are made good Christians, and by reverence and obedience, implicity believe, and abide by their belief.” BelieveWellsMeanPersonsMadeChristianBeliefUnderstandingChristianityObedienceReverenceGood ChristianInquisitive Author:Michel de Montaigne
“Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.” MenWould BeChristianUnderstandingAbilityChristianityGoodnessRighteousnessOne Man Author:Benjamin Whichcote
“My spiritual path has largely been Christianity - a label that I embraced and then rejected and have partially embraced again, as my understanding of Christianity has changed over time. When I accepted the mainstream, dogmatic definition of Christianity there came a point when I had to say, "Well, if that's what a Christian is, I'm not one."” IfsWellsChristianSpiritualUnderstandingChristianityPathChangedDefinitionsAcceptedLabelsMainstreamRejectedSpiritual PathDogmatic Author:Tim DeChristopher
“It is apparent that Christianity and Islam must come, and come immediately, to a closer understanding, and it is equally apparent that their unity if achieved, will be the most effective defensive measure against Communist expansion.” IfsUnderstandingChristianityUnityIslamCommunistExpansionChristianity And Islam Author:Aly Khan
“I let go of the notion that the Bible is a divine product. I learned that it is a human cultural product, the product of two ancient communities, biblical Israel and early Christianity. As such, it contained their understandings and affirmations, not statements coming directly or somewhat directly from God. . . . I realized that whatever "divine revelation" and the "inspiration of the Bible" meant (if they meant anything), they did not mean that the Bible was a divine product with divine authority.” IfsHumansMeanTwoInspirationUnderstandingCommunityChristianityDivineProductsLetting GoAuthorityNotionAncientIsraelI RealizedStatementsRevelationsBiblicalAffirmationDivine Revelation Author:Marcus Borg
“God is raising up a new standard, a new banner if you will, that's going to radically change the expression, the understanding of Christianity in our generation.” IfsUnderstandingChristianityGenerationsExpressionStandardsBannerOur Generation Author:Paul Cain
“There is no reason to not trust your process, no reason to get frustrated, no reason to criticize, or judge others, nothing wrong with getting old, or not being able to get pregnant, or being handicapped, or being short or tall or gay, or injured, or divorced or married to an idiot, or with Christianity or Judaism or Islam, or indigenous beliefs, or pollution, crime, war, Bush, etc. When this understanding grows, we realize where we're at now is just as perfect as wherever we could possibly get to.” WarReasonAbleBeliefGrowsProcessUnderstandingRealizingPerfectChristianityCrimeJudgingGayMarriedIslamIdiotEtcNo ReasonCriticizeTallPollutionPregnantFrustratedJudaismGetting OldDivorcedIndigenousInjuredHandicapped Author:Bryan Kest
“Christianity has from its beginning portrayed itself as a gospel of peace, a way of reconciliation (with God, with other creatures), and a new model of human community, offering the 'peace which passes understanding' to a world enmeshed in sin and violence. (1)” WorldWayHumansUnderstandingCommunitySinChristianityViolenceCreaturesModelsAestheticOfferingReconciliation Book:The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth Source: The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth
“My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me. But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been, or might become.” WorldBelieveMeanDoeHas BeensImportantMatterGodMightChristianFaithUniverseJesusLostI BelieveUnderstandingChristReligiousChristianityLordBecomingCreatingNo Matter WhatAtheistFollowingBelieverChristian InspirationalConversionOptimisticGod LoveNovelistsFollowersCrucialHave FaithTrust In GodLoving GodCommitment To GodPessimisticConfidence In GodIntimacy With GodSustainingGreatness Of GodFollowing JesusGod Within UsMighty GodCommunion With GodConnecting With GodFollowing ChristI Love God Author:Anne Rice