“And so one may be without connection with any church, and even without connection with any established religion, and yet be in spirit, hence in reality, a much truer Christian than hosts of those who profess to be His most ardent followers, as indeed Jesus Himself so many times says. "By their fruits ye shall know them," said He. "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."” KnowsMaySaidRealityChristianSpiritFatherJesusHeavenChurchChristianityLordConnectionsFruitKingdomsFollowersHostArdentKingdom Of Heaven Book:Thoughts I Met on the Highway and Other Truths Source: Thoughts I Met on the Highway and Other Truths
“Jesus was the first great teacher of men who showed a genuine sympathy for childhood. When He said "Of such is the kingdom of heaven," it was a revelation.” MenFirstsChildrenSaidJesusHeavenTeacherChildhoodGenuineKingdomsRevelationsGreat TeacherKingdom Of Heaven Author:Edward Eggleston
“There is nothing more negative than the result of the critical study of the life of Jesus. The Jesus of Nazareth who came forward publicly as the Messiah, who preached the Kingdom of God, who founded the Kingdom of Heaven upon earth, and died to give his work its final consecration, never had any existence. He is a figure designed by rationalism, endowed with life by liberalism, and clothed by modern theology in an historical garb.” GivingEarthJesusHeavenResultsExistenceStudyAtheismModernFiguresNegativeDiedHistoricalFinalsCriticalPositive AtheismTheologyKingdomsLiberalismKingdom Of GodMessiahKingdom Of HeavenRationalismConsecrationNazareth Book:The Quest of the Historical Jesus Source: The Quest of the Historical Jesus
“Jesus has many lovers of His kingdom of heaven, but he has few bearers of His Cross. Many desire His consolation, but few desire His tribulation. He finds many comrades in eating and drinking, but He finds few hands who will be with Him in His abstinence and fastingBut those who love Jesus purely for Himself, and not for their own profit or convenience, bless Him as heartily in temptation and tribulation and in all other adversities as they do in time of consolation. And if He never sent them consolation, they would still bless and praise Him.” IfsStillsHandsDesireJesusHeavenLoversEatingCrossesPraiseAdversityDrinkingProfitKingdomsTemptationBlessConsolationConvenienceComradeTribulationKingdom Of HeavenAbstinenceJesus LoveEating And Drinking Author:Thomas a Kempis