Right answers to difficult questions are better than wrong answers to difficult questions. N. T. Wright More Quotes by N. T. Wright More Quotes From N. T. Wright Having lots of members of my family who were in ministry in one form or another, I suppose it shouldn't be surprising that at quite an early age, I was very, very conscious personally of the love of God. N. T. Wright ministry god-love age From my student days I found him a compelling and fascinating, though often puzzling, figure. It's a lifelong fascination now and I don't expect that to stop! His vision of God, God's faithfulness, God's purposes and so on is so much bigger and richer than almost any subsequent Christian thinker has ever managed. In addition, I have always loved ancient history, especially the history of the early Roman empire, and of course Paul fits right into that. N. T. Wright gods-faithfulness vision christian When you're writing theology, you have to say everything all the time, otherwise people think you've deliberately missed something out. N. T. Wright writing people thinking The phrase "spiritual journey" is one that I've only become familiar with comparatively recently. We wouldn't have put it like that when I was a kid. N. T. Wright journey spiritual kids Often people see doctrines as a checklist. Here are the following nineteen truths which you've got to believe to be a good sound Christian. N. T. Wright christian believe people It's partly that I'm an extrovert and that I like being with people. If you shut me up in a library with nothing else around for weeks on end, I'd go mad! I have to sort of go out. N. T. Wright library mad people Since all human governments, like all human individuals, are subject to temptation, especially the temptation to use this God-given role for their own ends, there must be clear and wise critique, and holding to account. N. T. Wright government temptation wise Western Christians have imagined that, at the end of the day, God is going to throw the present space-time universe into a trashcan and we'll be sitting on clouds playing harps. The ultimate future that we're promised is much more interesting than that. It's new heavens and a new Earth with new bodies to live in. N. T. Wright day future god clouds