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title: "2 Christian Means Quotes By Marcus Borg"
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> [I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the responses to the experience of God in the various cultures in which each originated. To be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/i-affirm-along-with-many-others-that-the-major-enduring-religions-of/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

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> [To be Christian means to find the decisive revelation of God in Jesus. To be Muslim means to find the decisive revelation of God in the Koran. To be Jewish means to find the decisive revelation of God in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/to-be-christian-means-to-find-the-decisive-revelation-of-god-in-jesus/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

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## More by Marcus Borg

> [The Bible is true, and some of it actually happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/the-bible-is-true-and-some-of-it-actually-happened/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [Some people find the experience and practice of compassion as a spiritual discipline to be a more direct route to the transformation of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/some-people-find-the-experience-and-practice-of-compassion-as-a/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [Religion is much more than language, but to be Christian does mean speaking Christian for most people. The language many of us use has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/religion-is-much-more-than-language-but-to-be-christian-does-mean/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [Jesus disclosed that God is compassionate. Jesus spoke of God that way: "Be compassionate, as God is compassionate." Compassion is the primary quality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/jesus-disclosed-that-god-is-compassionate-jesus-spoke-of-god-that-way/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [The titles of Jesus (son of God, messiah, light of the world, etc.) are not found in the earliest layer of tradition and are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/the-titles-of-jesus-son-of-god-messiah-light-of-the-world-etc-are-not/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [God loves us already and has from our very beginning. The Christian life is not about believing or doing what we need to believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/god-loves-us-already-and-has-from-our-very-beginning-the-christian/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [Imagine that Christianity is about loving God,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/imagine-that-christianity-is-about-loving-god/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/reality-is-permeated-indeed-flooded-with-divine-creativity/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [People who think of God as a warrior may become warriors themselves, whether in a Christian crusade, a Muslim jihad, or an apocalyptically oriented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/people-who-think-of-god-as-a-warrior-may-become-warriors-themselves/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [God’s dream for us is not simply peace of mind, but peace on earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/god-s-dream-for-us-is-not-simply-peace-of-mind-but-peace-on-earth/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [It is important to show people ways that we can reclaim Christianity from some of the misunderstandings of our time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/it-is-important-to-show-people-ways-that-we-can-reclaim-christianity/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> ['Believing' cannot tip the scales in making a historical judgement about whether something really happened. I can choose to believe that George Washington threw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/believing-cannot-tip-the-scales-in-making-a-historical-judgement/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [Reading is not just about learning to recognize and pronounce words, but also about how to hear and understand them... It is wise to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/reading-is-not-just-about-learning-to-recognize-and-pronounce-words/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/people-remember-stories-much-better-than-they-remember-a-straight/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

> [I affirm, along with many others, that the major enduring religions of the world are all valid and legitimate. I see them as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-borg/i-affirm-along-with-many-others-that-the-major-enduring-religions-of/)

[Marcus Borg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-borg/)

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