“Most observers understand the difference between a committed Christian who accepts Jesus as a model for living and a 'cultural Christian' who happens to live in a nation with a Christian heritage. Most Muslims do not.” HappensChristianJesusNationsDifferencesAcceptingModelsCommittedHeritageObserversChristian Heritage Author:Philip Yancey
“The wonder and awe of Christmas is just a beginning. Christmas reminds us that the babe born in Bethlehem has given us purpose for living, and what happens next to us largely depends on how we embrace our Savior, Jesus Christ, and follow Him.” HappensPurposeNextJesusGivenChristBornWonderDependsJesus ChristEmbraceAweSaviorBabeBethlehemSavior Jesus Author:Rosemary M. Wixom
“Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its springs deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy.” GivingMatterHappensRunningChristianJoyJesusResultsSpringNo Matter WhatDryReverseDeep Down Author:S. D Gordon
“I don't believe in reincarnation because there's an expert on this question, and he's Jesus of Nazareth. He's the only person in history who died, rose from the dead, and spoke authoritatively on this question. And Jesus says reincarnation doesn't happen. He says that there's only one death and after that comes the judgment.” BelievePersonsHappensJesusJudgmentDiedRoseDon't BelieveExpertsSpokesReincarnationNazareth Author:Lee Strobel
“Sometimes they reasoned thus: "The Messiah ought to do such a thing, now Jesus is the Messiah, therefore Jesus has done such a thing." At other times, by an inverse process, it was said: "Such a thing has happened to Jesus; now Jesus is the Messiah; therefore such a thing was to happen to the Messiah."” SaidSometimesDoneHappensJesusProcessHappenedAtheismOughtPositive AtheismMessiahInverse Book:The Life of Jesus Source: The Life of Jesus
“A lot of arguments happen among religious and non religious people about the question of who's going to hell and who's going to heaven and uh, a lot of times Christians get into this argument by saying 'we have the only way to heaven.' And uh, people often ask me what do I think is the way to heaven. I have a problem when they ask me this question because it assumes that the primary purpose of Jesus' coming and the primary message of Jesus was a message about how to get to heaven.” PeopleThinkingWayProblemHappensChristianPurposeAsksJesusHeavenReligiousHellMessagesArgumentAssumingPrimariesAsk MeGoing To HeavenNon Religious Author:Brian D. McLaren
“In some seasons, Jesus asks us, “Will you still love Me when things are not happening the way that you thought they would happen?” WayStillsHappensAsksJesusHappeningsSeasons Author:Mike Bickle
“Presumably what happened to Jesus was what happens to all of us when we die. We decompose. Accounts of Jesus's resurrection and ascension are about as well-documented as Jack and the Beanstalk.” WellsHappensDiesJesusHappenedAccountsResurrectionAscension Author:Richard Dawkins
“God knows we have our own demons to be cast out, our own uncleanness to be cleansed. Neurotic anxiety happens to be my own particular demon, a floating sense of doom that has ruined many of what could have been, should have been, the happiest days of my life, and more than a few times in my life I have been raised from such ruins, which is another way of saying that more than a few times in my life I have been raised from death - death of the spirit anyway, death of the heart - by the healing power that Jesus calls us both to heal with and to be healed by.” KnowsWayShouldHeartHas BeensHappensSpiritJesusMy OwnHealingParticularAnxietyShould HaveRaisedCastsHealRuinsDemonRuinedFloatingAnother WayCould Have BeenDoomGod KnowsHealedNeuroticShould Have Been Author:Frederick Buechner
“What if reincarnation really happens, and Jesus were reincarnated, & you were a total d*ck to him? It could happen. You should probably treat everyone like they were Jesus reincarnated.” IfsShouldHappensJesusTreatsWhat IfReincarnation Author:Ingrid Weir
“The Word of God spoke into the dry bones. His breath filled them, put tendons (repair), and put skin on...Then you will know I am God...When Jesus comes that will happen.” KnowsHappensJesusSkinsBreathsFilledBonesDrySpokesWord Of GodDry Bones Author:Louie Giglio
“What does happen constantly with all kinds of people I meet is they say "I had this encounter with Jesus, can you help me understand it..." The labels, more than ever, simply aren't big enough to contain what the cosmic Christ is up to in the world.” PeopleWorldKindDoeEnoughHelpingBigsHappensJesusChristAll KindsLabelsEncountersHelp MeCosmic Author:Rob Bell
“Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus.” IfsWantShouldI CanEndsSometimesDoneHappensActionJesusEnjoyChristLordIdentitySpringGloryFleshEnjoyment Author:Francis Chan
“A lot of people think that Jesus is coming back. That's fine, it's your right. But you know, I live in New York, and I think he's running a little late. I'm asking myself, 'Alright, what happens if Jesus comes back tomorrow? What - does he make rounds to churches?' 'OK, everyone who's been good, buses leave in 10 minutes. I'll meet you in front of the post office. I gotta go. Oh, don't tell the Jews I'm back.'” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsLittlesDoeHumorHappensRunningFunnyJesusChurchMinutesFrontsNew YorkFineTomorrowOfficeLateAskingRoundsJewPostsBusComing BackAlrightPost OfficeI'm Back Author:Marc Maron
“I just want to make music that glorifies the Lord and continue to see revival happen all over the world and to see people meet Jesus. That's it.” PeopleWorldWantHappensJesusLordRevivalGlorify Author:Aaron Gillespie
“I could not limit my values and pursuits to what makes others comfortable. Being possessed by a promise I live without options. I will spend the rest of my life exploring what could happen through the life of one who is willing to cultivate the God-given appetite to see impossibilities bow to the name of Jesus.” HappensValuesJesusNamesGivenWillingPromiseLimitsComfortablePursuitAppetitePossessedBowsExploringImpossibility Book:When Heaven Invades Earth: A Practical Guide to a Life of Miracles Source: When Heaven Invades Earth: A Practical Guide to a Life of Miracles
“Automatically thinking ‘everything that happens is God’s will’ is a lazy way to live. We live in a war. Jesus wasn’t fighting the Father’s will when He raised the dead.” ThinkingWayWarHappensFightingFatherJesusRaisedGods WillLazyWay To Live Author:Bill Johnson
“When you keep it within the walls, it dies. When you take it out where Jesus intended it to be, it happens.” HappensDiesJesusWall Author:Bill Johnson
“Of course, none of this can happen for us until we give our lives back to God. We cannot know the joy or the life or the freedom of heart I've described until we surrender our lives to Jesus and surrender them totally... We turn, and give ourselves body, soul, and spirit back to God, asking him to cleanse our hearts and make them new. And he does. He gives us a new heart. And he comes to dwell there, in our hearts.” KnowsGivingHeartDoeSoulBodyHappensJoySpiritTurnsCoursesJesusOur LivesAskingSurrenderBody Soul And Spirit Author:John Eldredge
“Jesus' teaching in general [implies] that happy and fulfilling sexual relations in marriage depend on each partner aiming to give satisfaction to the other. If it is the joy of each to make the other happy, a hundred problems will be solved before they happen.” IfsGivingProblemHappensJoyJesusTeachingDependsHundredRelationSatisfactionHappyPartnersFulfillingHusband And WifeHappy MarriageYou Make Me HappyChristian MarriageHappy RelationshipChristian Education Book:This Momentary Marriage Source: This Momentary Marriage
“I happen to think that Jesus was the greatest hero of all time. I don't think you could invent that kind of a hero. He had it all - everything that the human spirit could yearn for. There is nothing that man ever said or did, by word or deed that is evil. That is not full of compassion. That is not full of love for your neighbor whether he's down or out, or up - no matter what. He taught that you must love your neighbor whether he's a crook, a beggar, whether he's rich or poor.” ThinkingMenHumansKindSaidMatterHappensSpiritEvilJesusPoorCompassionRichLove YouTaughtHeroNo Matter WhatDeedsNeighborAll TimeHuman SpiritBeggarCrooksRich Or PoorLove Your Neighbor Author:Frank Capra