“The people who hanged Christ never, to do them justice, accused Him of being a bore - on the contrary; they thought Him too dynamic to be safe. It has been left for later generations to muffle up that shattering personality and surround Him with an atmosphere of tedium.” PeopleHas BeensJesusLeftChristJusticeGenerationsPersonalitySafeJesus ChristContraryAtmosphereSurroundBoresAccusedShatteringTediumDynamic Personality Author:Dorothy L. Sayers
“Religious life has to become an expression of the gifts of the person. (You don't) simply throw away your personality, your giftedness and leave everything at the gate and go in and expect to find Jesus.” PersonsJesusReligiousExpressionPersonalityGatesReligious LifeGiftedness Author:Dolores Hart
“Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.” ReadingJesusSoundTelevisionPersonalityWatching TelevisionTurned Off Book:Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus Source: Beautiful Outlaw: Experiencing the Playful, Disruptive, Extravagant Personality of Jesus
“If only Jesus' followers shared his personality. That one shift alone would correct so many of the ridiculous and horrifying things that pass for popular Christianity.” IfsJesusChristianityPersonalityRidiculousFollowersJesus Followers Author:John Eldredge