“I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.” IfsSometimesWould BeTodayPoliticalPoliticsWonderChristianityPaperMarkReportersPapersLukeMatthew Author:Barry Goldwater
“What I believe is so magnificent, so glorious, that it is beyond finite comprehension. To believe that the universe was created by a purposeful, benign Creator is one thing. To believe that this Creator took on human vesture, accepted death and mortality, was tempted, betrayed, broken, and all for love of us, defies reason. It is so wild that it terrifies some Christians who try to dogmatize their fear by lashing out at other Christians, because tidy Christianity with all answers given is easier than one which reaches out to the wild wonder of God's love, a love we don't even have to earn.” TryingBelieveHumansReasonChristianUniverseGivenI BelieveAnswersWonderChristianityOne ThingBrokenEasierCreatorAcceptedGloriousMortalityReach OutMagnificentFiniteBetrayedTemptedComprehensionGod's LoveBenignTidyLashing Out Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“We see that it is not the task of Christianity to provide easy answers to every question, but to make us progressively aware of a mystery. God is not so much the object of our knowledge as the cause of our wonder.” GodChristianReligionCausesEasyReligiousAnswersWonderChristianityLordKnowledgeMysteryObjectsTasksChristian InspirationalQuestioningBishopsEasy Answers Book:The Orthodox Way Source: The Orthodox Way
“We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God. Our hearts resonate with the idea of enjoying God's grace. We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. And while the wonder of grace is worthy of our attention, if that grace is disconnected from its purpose, the sad result is a self-centered Christianity that bypasses the heart of God.” IfsHeartBookIdeasSelfPurposeCultureEnjoyChurchResultsAttentionWonderChristianityGraceDangerousGloryWorthyTendenciesSermonsConferencesGrace Of GodSelf CenteredGlory Of GodGod's GraceDisconnectedBypassCentering Author:David Platt
“The real goal of Christianity is not to create a religion about God, but that we would actually know Him, experiencing firsthand the wonders and power of His incomparable life.” KnowsRealGoalWonderChristianityIncomparable Author:Francis Frangipane
“I want to look my best for God. So many people have the attitude that if you're a Christian you've got to dress bad, wear an old color, not do anything to your hair, have nothing. It's no wonder that Christianity is not very attractive. I mean, how many people do you know in a Western culture that's going to go, 'Yeah, give me some of that?'” PeopleIfsKnowsWantGivingLooksMeanChristianCultureAttitudeWonderChristianityColorHairGive MeDressesYeahWesternAttractiveDo You KnowWestern Culture Author:Joyce Meyer
“If you examined a hundred people who had lost their faith in Christianity, I wonder how many of them would turn out to have reasoned out of it by honest argument? Do not most people simply drift away?” PeopleIfsTurnsLostReligiousWonderChristianityHonestHundredArgumentDrifting Away Book:The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis Source: The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis
“What shall I say! And how shall I describe this Birth to you? For this wonder fills me with astonishment. The Ancient of Days has become an infant. He Who sits upon the sublime and heavenly Throne, now lies in a manger. And He Who cannot be touched, Who is simple, without complexity, and incorporeal, now lies subject to the hands of men. He Who has broken the bonds of sinners, is now bound by an infant's bands. But He has decreed that ignominy shall become honor, infamy be clothed with glory, and total humiliation the measure of His Goodness.” MenHandsLyingSimpleWonderChristianitySubjectsBrokenBirthHonorBandGoodnessGloryBoundsAncientComplexityTouchedSinnerHeavenlyThronesSublimeHumiliationInfantAstonishmentInfamyIgnominy Author:Saint John Chrysostom