It is less important to ask a Christian what he or she believes about the Bible than it is to inquire what… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
“God's kingship is present in the church, but it must be insisted that it is not the property of the church. It” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
Live in the kingdom of God in such a way that it provokes questions for which the gospel is the answer. — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
“Mission is not just something that the church does; it is something that is done by the Spirit, who” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
Do things that will get people asking questions, the answer to which is the Gospel. — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
“separation of church from mission is theologically indefensible. More” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
“When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
The gospel is not just the illustration (even the best illustration) of an idea. It is the story of actions by which… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
“Since total skepticism about ultimate beliefs is strictly impossible, in that no belief can be doubted except on the basis of some… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
The missionary calling has sometimes been interpreted as a calling to stem this fearful cataract of souls going to eternal perdition. But… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
The church is not meant to call men and women out of the world into a safe religious enclave but to call… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
The Church, wherever it is, is not only Christ's witness to its own people and nation, but also the home-base for a… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
The victory of the Church over the power which was embodied in the Roman imperial system was not won by seizing the… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
This withdrawal of theology from the world of secular affairs is made more complete by the work of biblical scholars whose endlessly… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
The resurrection is the revelation to chosen witnesses of the fact that Jesus who died on the cross is indeed king -… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
“The minister’s leadership of the congregation in its mission to the world will be first and foremost in the area of his… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share Image
The living God is a God of justice and mercy and He will be satisfied with nothing less than a people in whom his… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
A society which believes in a worthwhile future saves in the present so as to invest in the future. Contemporary Western society spends in… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“The witness of which the New Testament passages speak is God's gift, not our accomplishment.” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“The church is witness insofar as it follows obediently where the Spirit leads. The” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“The minister’s leadership of the congregation in its mission to the world will be first and foremost in the area of his or her… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
It is less important to ask a Christian what he or she believes about the Bible than it is to inquire what he or… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
The church is not meant to call men and women out of the world into a safe religious enclave but to call them out… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“Universality and particularity do not contradict one another but require one another. How” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
To make the improving of our own character our central aim is hardly the highest kind of goodness. True goodness forgets itself and goes… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“the Spirit himself is sovereign over the mission, the church can only be the attentive servant. In” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but it is… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“A person who wields power cannot see truth; that is the privilege of the powerless.” — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
“But if the biblical story is true, the kind of certainty proper to a human being will be one which rests on the fidelity… — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
Live in the kingdom of God in such a way that it provokes questions for which the gospel is the answer. — Lesslie Newbigin Copy Share
