Quotes by Christian The chief danger of the Church today is that it is trying to get on the same side as the world, instead of turning the world upside down. Our Master expects us to accomplish results, even if they bring opposition and conflict. Anything is better than compromise, apathy, and paralysis. God give to us an intense cry for the old-time power of the Gospel and the Holy Ghost! A. B. Simpson christian faith god The Christian that is bound by his own horizon, the church that lives simply for itself, is bound to die a spiritual death and sink into stagnancy and corruption. We never can thank God enough for giving us not only a whole Gospel to believe, but a whole world to give it to. A. B. Simpson spiritual christian believe God is preparing his heroes; and when the opportunity comes, he can fit them into their places in a moment, and the world will wonder where they came from. A. B. Simpson hero christian opportunity We must surrender ourselves so utterly that we can never own ourselves again. We must hand over self and all its rights in an eternal covenant, and give God the absolute right to own us, control us and possess us forever. A. B. Simpson self rights christian As long as you want anything very much, especially more than you want God, it is an idol. A. B. Simpson idols christian long The Christian is not obedient unless he is doing all in his power to send the Gospel to the heathen world. A. B. Simpson missionary christian world Fear is born of Satan, and if we would only take time to think a moment we would see that everything Satan says is founded upon a falsehood. A. B. Simpson christian fear thinking God wants us to speak to men so that they will feel it, so that they will never forget it. God means every Christian to be effective, to make a difference in the actual records and results of Christian work. God put each of us here to be a power. There is not one of us but is an essential wheel of the machinery and can accomplish all that God calls us to. A. B. Simpson christian men mean I would rather play with forked lightning, or take in my hand living wires with their fiery current, than to speak a reckless word against any servant of Christ, or idly repeat the slanderous darts which thousands of Christians are hurling on others, to the hurt of their own souls and bodies. A. B. Simpson soul-and-body hurt christian Prayer is the mighty engine that is to move the missionary work. A. B. Simpson prayer christian moving Perils as well as privileges attend the higher Christian life. The nearer we come to God, the thicker the hosts of darkness in heavenly places. Aggressive Christianity is the world's greatest need. A. B. Simpson darkness christian needs All play aspires to the condition of paradise...through play in all its forms...we hope to achieve a state that our larger Greco-Roman, Judeo- Christian culture has always known was lost. Where it exists, we do not know, although we always have envisioned it as a garden...always as removed, as an enclosed green place...Paradise is an ancient dream...It is a dream of ourselves as better than we are, back to what we were. A. Bartlett Giamatti baseball christian dream It is said about Lord Buddha sadaya-hrdaya darsita-pasu-ghatam. He saw the whole human race going to hell by this animal killing. So he appeared to teach ahimsa, nonviolence, being compassionate on the animals and human beings. In the Christian religion also, it is clearly stated, 'Thou shall not kill'. So everywhere animal killing is restricted. In no religion the unnecessary killing of animals is allowed. But nobody is caring. The killing process is increasing, and so are the reactions. Every ten years you will find a war. These are the reactions. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada caring christian war There is no kind of experience in which a Christian has a right to refuse to A. C. Dixon kind working-together christian Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one. A. J. Jacobs powerful inspiration christian Millions of Christians can and do go through life attending church, listening to sermons, reciting the creeds and never confront the seeming contradictions, redaction and myths passed off as verifiable history. A. N. Wilson church christian listening When Christians start thinking about Jesus, things start breaking down, they lose their faith. It's perfectly possible to go to church every Sunday and not ask any questions, just because you like it as a way of life. They fear that if they ask questions they'll lose their Christ, the very linchpin of their religion. A. N. Wilson sunday christian jesus I very much dislike the intolerance and moralism of many Christians, and feel more sympathy with Honest Doubters than with them. A. N. Wilson doubters christian sympathy I didn't see it coming at all. I just wanted to have this new experience with this team of Danny Boyle, Christian (Colson) and Simon (Beaufoy). It was like an excursion for me from my normal routine and the Indian movies I do and that helped. A. R. Rahman new-experiences team christian I worry about anthropomorphism as a form of self-deception. (The Christian religion is an anthropomorphic account of the universe.) A. S. Byatt self christian worry 1234567891011»