“Homo religiosus invents religious symbols, which he venerates and worships to save him from facing the finality of his death and dissolution. He devises paradise fictions to provide succor and support... In acts of supreme self-deception, at various times and in various places he has been willing to profess belief in the most incredible myths because of what they have promised him.” Has BeensSelfBeliefReligiousFictionSupportAtheismWillingWorshipIncrediblesVariousPositive AtheismMythSupremeSymbolsDeceptionParadiseSelf DeceptionDissolutionFinality Author:Paul Kurtz
“For me, passion means whatever a person is willing to suffer for.'Apostolic passion,' therefore, is a deliberate, intentional choice to live for the worship of Jesus in the nations. It has to do with being committed to the point of death to spreading His glory. It's the quality of those who are on fire for Jesus, who dream of the whole earth being covered with the Glory of the Lord.” MeanPersonsWholeDreamEarthSufferingChoicesPassionJesusNationsQualityLordFireWillingWorshipGloryCommittedCoveredDeliberateApostolic Author:Floyd McClung
“Men who scorn the idea of submission to the divine Will and are outraged by the notion of a God who requires submission are among the first to demand total submission to the process in which we are involved and seem to attach a kind of moral imperative to willing participation in it. Any other attitude, so they say, is reactionary or escapist or anti-social. Perhaps, after all, they have found a divinity to worship; and, if they have, the only charitable comment must be: God help them!” IfsMenFirstsKindIdeasHelpingSeemsFoundSocialProcessAttitudeMoralDivineWillingInvolvedDemandWorshipNotionDivinityCommentParticipationSubmissionScornImperativesCharitableReactionariesGod HelpOutragedAnti SocialEscapistsDivine Will Author:Charles le Gai Eaton
“History is driven, over the long haul, by culture - by what men and women honor, cherish, and worship; by what societies deem to be true and good, and by the expressions they give to those convictions in language, literature, and the arts; by what individuals and societies are willing to stake their lives on.” MenGivingLongArtCultureLiteratureIndividualLanguageWillingExpressionHonorWorshipMen And WomenConvictionDrivenBeing TrueCherishStakesHaulLong HaulIndividuals And Society Book:The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God Source: The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God
“Worship is to feel in the heart . . . it is an attitude and a state of mind. It is a sustained act, subject to varying degrees of intensity and perfection . . . Real worship is, among other things, a feeling about the Lord our God . . . It is in our hearts. And we must be willing to express it in an appropriate manner. If we love the Lord and are led by His Holy Spirit, our worship will always bring a delighted sense of admiring awe and a sincere humility on our part.” IfsFeelsMindHeartRealStatesFeelingsSpiritAttitudeLordSubjectsHumilityWillingHolyDegreesWorshipPerfectionHoly SpiritAweAppropriateSincereIntensityState Of MindDelightedAdmiringReal Worship Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“Satan is willing to have us worship anything, however sacred - the Bible, the crucifix, the church - if only we do not worship God Himself.” IfsChurchWillingWorshipSacredSatanWorship God Book:D. L. Moody on the Ten Commandments Source: D. L. Moody on the Ten Commandments
“If you move here from somewhere else, I often think if I move to Germany, for example, or if I move China and I go worship there I will understand and I'll be willing to give up a lot of my culture because I'm in somebody else's homeland. So I'm going to have to act German or Chinese, whatever that might mean.” IfsThinkingGivingMeanMightMovingCultureExampleWillingGiving UpWorshipChinaChineseGermanySomewhere ElseHomeland Author:Michael Emerson
“What happens is sometimes these congregations will still have the white style of worship, even though they're mixed, because folks are willing to give up whatever they may have come with. So it's still quite a stretch for African Americans, yeah.” GivingMayStillsSometimesHappensWhiteStyleWillingGiving UpWorshipYeahFolksAfrican AmericanCongregation Author:Michael Emerson