“The discussion of prayer is so great that it requires the Father to reveal it, His firstborn Word to teach it, and the Spirit to enable us to think and speak rightly of so great a subject.” ThinkingSpiritFatherSpeakPrayerChristianityTeachSubjectsDiscussion Book:Origen Source: Origen
“The very fact that faith looks to a power beyond itself means that it is continually subject to loss of control. So if you're looking to get control of all your problems, forget Christianity. If you're looking for success, happiness, or freedom from pain, forget Christ. The way of Christ is the cross, and the cross spells weakness, poverty, failure, death.” IfsWayLooksMeanFactsProblemPainFaithChristReligiousLossForgetChristianityPovertySubjectsWeaknessCrossesSpellsSuccess HappinessFreedom From Pain Author:Mike Mason
“Discipleship means adherence to Christ and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An abstract theology, a doctrinal system, a general religious knowledge of the subject of grace or the forgiveness of sins, render discipleship superfluous, and in fact exclude any idea of discipleship whatsoever, and are essentially inimical to the whole conception of following Christ....Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” MeanIdeasWholeFactsFormChristReligiousSinChristianityGraceSubjectsObjectsFollowingTheologyAbstractConceptionDiscipleshipSuperfluousAdherenceForgiveness Of SinsFollowing Christ Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer