“Jesus tended to honor the losers of this world, not the winners. Our modern culture extravagantly rewards beauty, athletic skill, wealth, and artistic achievement, qualities which seemed to impress Jesus not at all.” WorldCultureJesusWealthQualityModernThis WorldHonorSkillsAchievementRewardsArtisticWinnerLoserImpressAthleticModern Culture Author:Philip Yancey
“I had the good luck a few years ago to visit the archeological site of Zippori in Israel ... I could see here displayed the Greek culture that Jesus decisively rejected, the same Greek culture that infiltrated the Christian religion soon after his death and has dominated Christianity ever since.” YearsChristianCultureJesusChristianityYears AgoLuckIsraelGreekRejectedSiteGood LuckGreek Culture Author:Freeman Dyson
“We may very well wake up in the not-too-distant future in a culture that is not only unreceptive but openly hostile to the church and the gospel of Jesus Christ, a culture in which those who proclaim the gospel will be labeled as bigots and fanatics, a culture in which persecution of Christians will be not only allowed but applauded.” WellsMayChristianCultureJesusChristChurchReligiousJesus ChristWake UpPersecutionHostileFanaticsBigots Author:Josh McDowell
“I could fill my whole time doing interviews, speaking to crowds, and there's this natural human tendency because of our culture to think that the more people I talk to, the bigger the impact I'll have, and yet Jesus didn't spend His time just speaking to the masses. He spent the bulk of his time with a small group of people.” PeopleThinkingHumansWholeCultureJesusNaturalGroupsMassBiggerImpactCrowdsTendenciesInterviewsSmall Groups Author:Francis Chan
“Jesus is interested in changing cultures, not just putting bodies in chairs.” BodyCultureJesusChairs Author:Bill Johnson
“Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.” PurposeCultureJesusCompassionJourneyKeysCompetitionKey To SuccessRuthless Author:Brennan Manning
“I'm a huge fan of Jesus Culture. I absolutely love them. I listen to them a lot. My wife loves them as well. I'm unashamedly a Jesus Culture fan. I love the spontaneity. They'll play a song and it will go for like 25 minutes. That kind of worship, and how they lead people into the presence of God, is just awesome.” PeopleWellsKindPlaySongCultureJesusWifeFansMinutesHugeWorshipMy WifeSpontaneityPresence Of GodWives Love Author:Reuben Morgan
“The true gospel is radically exclusive. Jesus is not a way; he is the way, and all other ways are no way at all... We live in an age of humanism - over the last several decades, man has fought to purge God from his conscience and culture. He has managed to make himself the center of all things.” MenWayAgeLastsCultureJesusConscienceAll ThingsHumanismDecadesExclusive Author:Paul Washer