All of the images of Jesus and of the kingdom are small things: be a light in the darkness. Philip Yancey More Quotes by Philip Yancey More Quotes From Philip Yancey God already knows the naked truth about us, of course. Philip Yancey why-not naked acknowledge If God consistently sent lightning bolts in response to bad doctrine, our planet would sparkle nightly like a Christmas tree. Philip Yancey doctrine lightning tree God does not accept me conditionally, on the basis of my performance, but bestows his love and forgiveness freely, despite my innumerable failures. Philip Yancey love-and-forgiveness his-love doe Life with God is an individual matter, and general formulas do not easily apply. Philip Yancey formulas individual matter What you and I think about Jesus and how we respond to Him will determine our destiny for all eternity. Philip Yancey destiny jesus thinking Only in prayer can we learn to love God with all our heart, mind and soul. Philip Yancey soul prayer heart If Jesus had never lived, we would not have been able to invent him. Philip Yancey has-beens able jesus As a writer, I play with words all day long. I toy with them, listen for their overtones, crack them open, and try to stuff my thoughts inside. Philip Yancey play trying long We whine about things we have little control over; we lament what we believe ought to be changed. Philip Yancey changed littles believe Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families. Philip Yancey individual important christian When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do. Philip Yancey different suffering way By striving to prove how much they deserve God's love, legalists miss the whole point of the gospel, that it is a gift from God to people who don't deserve it. The solution to sin is not to impose an ever-stricter code of behavior. It is to know God. Philip Yancey behavior missing people If God doesn't want something for me, then I shouldn't want it either. Philip Yancey want-something ifs want When I don't know the answer to something, I write a book about it because it gives me a chance to explore it and go to some people who do have the answers. Philip Yancey writing book people Release what is good. Philip Yancey release When he lived on earth, [Jesus] surrounded himself with ordinary people who misunderstood him, failed to exercise much spiritual power, and sometimes behaved like churlish schoolchildren. Philip Yancey spiritual exercise jesus People want to go back to those old days, but it's probably not going to happen. Philip Yancey want happens people You can know the law by heart without knowing the heart of it Philip Yancey knowing law heart God has, quite literally, all the time in the world for each one of us. Philip Yancey world The camera follows a young woman as she makes her way through the stands to an area set aside for repentance and conversion. But Jesus' stories imply that far more may be going on out there: beyond that stadium scene, in a place concealed from all camera lenses, a great party has erupted, a gigantic celebration in the unseen world. Philip Yancey unseen party jesus
