“What is a church? Let Truth and reason speak, They would reply, "The faithful, pure and meek, From Christian folds, the one selected race, Of all professions, and in every place.” ReasonChristianSpeakChurchRacePureProfessionFaithfulFoldsSelectedMeek Book:The Poetical Works of George Crabbe Source: The Poetical Works of George Crabbe
“If anyone without the right faith receives Baptism outside the Church, he does not receive it unto salvation ... From the comparison of the Church to Paradise, we learn that men can receive her Baptism even outside her fold, but that out there no one can receive or keep the salvation of the blessed.” IfsMenDoeChurchBlessedSalvationParadiseComparisonSacramentsFoldsBaptism Author:Thomas Aquinas
“Depend upon it, as long as the church is living so much like the world, we cannot expect our children to be brought into the fold.” WorldChildrenLongChurchDependsOur ChildrenFolds Book:God's Good News Source: God's Good News
“But I really do have a soft spot for the solo shows. Any musician who writes and sings will tell you that's the center of it, that is it. It's almost like there's something church-like about it and you gotta go back there, if you're a songwriter that sings your material.” IfsWritingShowsChurchMaterialsMusicianSpotsSongwritersSoloFolds Author:Ben Folds