Religion Quotes · Page 578

Prophecy, that universal and perpetual torch by which faith is enlightened.

— Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire

Freethought is respectable. Freethought is crucial. Freethought needs to be publicized.

— Dan Barker

[Jesus Christ] used to have blue eyes but I painted them brown like mine and everybody's, to make him normal.

— NoViolet Bulawayo

I read the Bible every day, study it, and share with my wife the blessings of faith.

— Edinson Cavani

The difference between a cult and a religion is one outlasts its leader.

— Rakesh Khurana

The true secret of spiritual strength is self-distrust and deep humilty.

— J. C. Ryle

“Faith empowers you to bridge the gap between imagination and materialization.”

— Gift Gugu Mona

The words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit.

— Ellen G. White

If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would…

— Ramakrishna

I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will…

— Gabriel Iglesias

The whole dimension of religious belief requires transcendence, it requires going beyond what you can establish rationally.

— George Coyne

The Bible, and the peace that comes about through a continuous relationship with God are the best ways of knowing His will.

— Pat Robertson

A woman mixed of such fine elements That were all virtue and religion dead She'd make them newly, being what she was.

— George Eliot

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough…

— George Carlin

We must be careful to avoid spiritual elitism. Everything we are and anything we possess as believers in Christ is a gift…

— Beth Moore

The book [Saving Calvinism] itself is not recommending that we move the borders, so to speak. It is recommending that we look…

— Oliver D. Crisp

The church must acclimate to a changing world, or she will destine herself to irrelevance or even extinction. ...One of those dramatic…

— Erwin McManus

It was funny that rank-and-file evangelicals were ahead of all the leadership. They saw for decades conservative Republicans had made promises to…

— Jerry Falwell, Jr

“just as a cutting from the vine planted in the ground fructifies in its season, or as a corn of wheat falling…

— The Church Fathers

Africa may yet prove to be the spiritual conservatory of the world ...When the civilised nations in consequence of their wonderful material…

— Edward Wilmot Blyden

Sometimes we are looked upon as people who speak only of prohibitions. Nothing could be further from the truth! Authentic Christian discipleship…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The Church, rightly conceived, is the whole covenant people called to serve in the world. The clergy are also part of the…

— Franklin Littell

My faith sometimes burdens me with the responsibility to think very deeply and long and hard about the choices I make creatively.…

— Scott Derrickson

Profound questions regarding the purpose of life have led many individuals and families throughout the world to search for truth. Often that…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

gardening is something more than a pastime; it is a religion.

— Patience Strong

“As North American pastors face pews filled with citizens of a postmodern, post-Christendom culture,”

— Anonymous

I'm open to all religions. Respecting Scientology is just like respecting any other religious view.

— Jesse Plemons

Spirituality permeates all aspects of your life and business is just one part of your life.

— Ajay Piramal

Churches need to figure out how they will address the spiritual lives of their staffs and leadership teams.

— John Ortberg

America is a country founded on religious freedom and liberty.

— Hillary Clinton

One may fall in love anytime and with anyone. One does not decide that based on caste, religion or gender.

— Dutee Chand

To leap across an abyss, one is better served by faith than doubt.

— William James

I am the spirit of the morning sea, I am the awakening and the glad surprise.

— Richard Watson Gilder

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither. C. S. Lewis

— C S Lewis

The worship practices of the people of God are to be marked by devotion to Him and compassion to the needy.

— Max Anders

“In fact, when it comes to religion, the more fact-free, the better, I think.”

— Jerome Wilde

Of all graces, faith honours Christ the most; of all graces, Christ honours faith the most.

— T. B. Joshua

“A church that's lost it's voice for justice is a church that's lost it's relevance in the world.”

— Richard Stearns

If evils increase, the devotion of the People of God should also increase.

— Pope Paul VI

If you're not a Christian, you're going to hell. It's not unloving to say that. it's unloving not to say that.

— Mark Driscoll