“ONLY in the release of the seen do you lay hold on the unseen, My little one. Heaven waits for those who are no longer bound to earth. The degree to which bondages are exchanged for liberties while still in the flesh is in proportion to the extent to which eternal values are held in higher esteem that worldly success and possessions. If a man loves Me, he will hold his soul more precious than his body and will pursue holiness at the expense of wealth; for to follow after that which perishes is to forfeit the prize of the high calling in Christ.” IfsMenLittlesStillsSoulBodyEarthValuesHeavenWaitingChristWealthLibertyHigherCallingDegreesEternalLaysBoundsPossessionFleshEsteemPursueReleaseProportionHolinessPrizeExpensesUnseenWorldlyBondageForfeit Author:Frances J Roberts
“Every Christian should find for himself the imperative and incentive to become holy. If you live without struggle and without hope of becoming holy, then you are Christians only in name and not in essence. But without holiness, no one shall see the Lord, that is to say they will not attain eternal blessedness. It is a trustworthy saying that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners (I Tim. 1:15). But we deceive ourselves if we think that we are saved while remaining sinners. Christ saves those sinners by giving them the means to become saints.” IfsThinkingWorldInspirationalGivingShouldMeanChristianJesusNamesChristReligiousLordStruggleBecomingHolyEternalJesus ChristEssenceSaintSavedHolinessSinnerOrthodoxDeceivingIncentivesImperativesTrustworthyWithout HopeBlessedness Author:Patriarch Philaret of Moscow
“We’re seeking — imperfectly at every turn, no doubt — an incarnational theology, a theology that brings radical good news of great joy for all the people, good news that God loves the world and didn’t send Jesus to condemn it but to save it, good news that God’s wrath is not merely punitive but restorative, good news that the fire of God’s holiness is not bent on eternal torment but always works to purify and refine, good news that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more.” PeopleWorldJoyTurnsJesusSinDoubtFireGraceEternalNewsSeekingTheologyRadicalGod LoveNo DoubtHolinessBentTormentGood NewsWrathGreat JoyFire Of God Author:Brian D. McLaren
“Worship is the highest act of which a person is capable. It not only stretches us beyond all the limits of our finite selves to affirm the divine depth of mystery and holiness in the living and eternal God, but it opens us at the deepest level of our being to an act which unites us most realistically with our fellow people.” PeoplePersonsSelfLevelsMysteryDivineLimitsEternalWorshipHighestCapableFellowsDepthHolinessFinite Author:Samuel Henry Miller