“The church acknowledges some Scientologists choose to sever communications with family members who leave. The church says it is a fundamental human right to cease communication with someone. It adds disconnection is used against expelled members and those who attack the church.” HumansUsedChurchCommunicationMembersFundamentalsAddCeaseAcknowledgeFamily MembersDisconnection Author:John Sweeney
“If it hasn't already done so, the church... must recognize that it lives in a pagan society; it must seek for values and norms not shared by society. In short, it will either recover the Christian doctrine of nonconformity or cease to have any authentic Christian voice.” IfsDoneChristianValuesVoiceChurchSimpleCeaseDoctrineNormPaganSimple LivingNonconformityChristian Doctrine Author:Doris Janzen Longacre
“The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church. (Terullian) When she ceases to bleed, she ceases to bless. She can thrive through persecution, but never through peace and plenty.” FaithChurchBloodSeedsCeasePlentyThriveBlessPersecutionMartyr Author:L. E. Maxwell
“Whenever the true message of the cross is abolished, the anger of hypocrites and heretics ceases.. and all things are in peace. This is a sure token that the devil is guarding the entry to the house, and that the PURE doctrine of God's Word has been taken away. The Church then, is in the BEST state when Satan assaileth it on every sideboth with subtle sleights, and outright violence. And likewise, it is in the WORST state when it is most at peace!” Has BeensStatesHouseChurchTakenViolenceWorstPureMessagesDevilAll ThingsCrossesCeaseDoctrineSatanSubtleHypocriteEntryHereticTokensGuarding Author:Martin Luther
“It is time that the Protestant Church, the Church of the Son, should be one again with the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of the Father. It is time that man shall cease, first to live in the flesh, with joy, and then, unsatisfied, to renounce and to mortify the flesh.” MenShouldFirstsJoyFatherChurchChristianitySonOppositesCatholicFleshCeaseCatholic ChurchProtestantsRenounceUnsatisfiedProtestantismRoman CatholicRoman Catholic Church Book:Delphi Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)
“Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church.” DoeJesusChurchCeaseServantLionsServanthoodJudah Book:This Momentary Marriage Source: This Momentary Marriage
“We need to close every church in the land for one Sunday and cease listening to a man so we can hear the groan of the Spirit which we in our lush pews have forgotten.” MenNeedsSpiritChurchLandListeningForgottenCeaseSundayLush Author:Leonard Ravenhill