No doubt I do act in 'bad faith' when I deliberately avoid facing an honest decision and follow the conventional pattern of behavior in order to be spared the anxiety that comes when one is... thrown into seventy thousand fathoms. John Macquarrie More Quotes by John Macquarrie More Quotes From John Macquarrie A theology without spirituality would be a sterile academic exercise. John Macquarrie spiritualitywould-beexercise Where we go wrong is that we bring along some ready-made idea of God, wherever we may have learned it, and then try to make Jesus Christ fit in with that idea of God. But if we take the idea of a revelation of God in Christ seriously, then we must be willing to have our understanding of God corrected and even revolutionized by what we learn in Jesus Christ. John Macquarrie understandingideasjesus Christian action in the world will not be sustained or carried on in an intelligent and effective manner unless it is supported by doctrinal convictions that have achieved some degree of clarity. John Macquarrie degreesintelligentchristian Faith is a total attitude of the self. John Macquarrie selfattitude
