Religion Quotes · Page 583

O momentary grace of mortal men, Which we more hunt for than the grace of God!

— William Shakespeare

“Religious fervor controlled by prejudice and ignorance is the greatest calamity that can befall a nation.”

— John R. (John Roy) Musick

“it may sound strange, but I think atheists are the most religious people in the world.”

— Colin Dodds

There were a lot of gods. Gods always come in handy, they justify almost anything.

— Margaret Atwood

“Ironically, the only people anyone believes these days are the skeptics.”

— J.S.B. Morse

One bright and thankful look at the cross is worth a thousand morbid, self-condemning reflections.

— A. B. Simpson

The spiritual battle, the loss of victory, is always in the thought-world.

— Francis Schaeffer

Why do we people in churches seem like cheerful, brainless tourists on a packaged tour of the Absolute?

— Annie Dillard

“It's not like the Middle Ages, when you had the Church and the aristocracy keeping everything nice and stagnant.”

— Kevin Hearne

All over the world, belief in the supernatural has authorised the sacrifice of people to propitiate bloodthirsty gods, and the murder of…

— Steven Pinker

The Goddess of wealth is unsteady, and so is the life breath. The duration of life is uncertain, and the place of…

— Chanakya

“Church” today is mostly driven by man-made traditions and not by the biblical mandates to defend the Word of God and live…

— Ken Ham

How do you invent a religion?” Evie asked. Will looked over the top of his spectacles. “You say, ‘God told me the…

— Libba Bray

I believe it is a religious duty to get all the money you can, fairly and honestly; to keep all you can,…

— John D. Rockefeller

With so many contradictory renditions of the biblical text, the public has lost confidence that we can actually know what the Bible…

— Leland Ryken

“It is well said that the Bible contains very little humor, but it does have much to say about the importance of…

— Kenneth W. Osbeck

Mountains are cathedrals: grand and pure, the houses of my religion. I go to them as humans go to worship...From their lofty…

— Anatoli Boukreev

“The aim of our orator, then, when speaking of things that are just and holy and good--and he should not speak of…

— Saint Augustine of Hippo

We are not a religious people, but we are a nation of politicians. We do not care for the Bible, but we…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Jesus was not just a man filled with the baptism of the Holy Spirit, or blessed with the presence of God, like…

— S.G. Norris

…I once found a list of diseases as yet unclassified by medical science, and among these there occurred the word Islomania, which…

— Lawrence Durrell

Remember that you are not saved by increased levels of holiness, however desirable it is that you should reach them. ...It is…

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

“The vitality of the ordinary members of society is dependent on its Outsiders. Many Outsiders unify themselves, realize themselves as poets or…

— Colin Wilson

“He first made inquiry as to the religion of each of us and found Episcopalians, Roman Catholics and Presbyterians. The suggestion that…

— Archibald Gracie

I suffer from a spiritual malaise which manifests itself in outbursts of vicious rage.

— Jack Vance

“I believe in love―a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. (Ps. 51:12)”

— Scotty Smith

A church begins to die when it says, ‘They were just children.

— Wess Stafford

Faith is taking the first step,even though you cant see the whole staircase.

— Nikkie

The supreme task of the Church is the evangelization of the world.

— Oswald J. Smith

“it is a matter of health when opposite positions are being discussed within the church.”

— Desmond Ford

In the race of faith, stay focused upon Christ, not the other runners, nor the spectators.

— Steven J Lawson

Faith is like electricity. You can't see it, but you can see the light.

— Anonymous

Mormons know that its not enough to practise your religion - you also have to spread your religion.

— Jonah Peretti

“Spiritual protection helps keep you separate from other people’s energy, as is need for your highest good.”

— Amy Leigh Mercree

Photography by nature is spiritual, considering it comes from the darkness to show the light.

— Kevin Russo

If you maintain a teachable spirit, all the knowledge that God has for you will become available.

— Albert Kang

When the eyes of the soul looking out meet the eyes of God looking in, heaven has begun right here on earth.

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

I am so fresh in soul and spirit that life gushes and bubbles around me in a thousand springs.

— Robert Schumann

Beauty is merely the Spiritual making itself known sensuously.

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel