Church Quotes by Brennan Manning

One of my realizations in such an earthy atmosphere was that many of the burning theological issues in the church were neither…

— Brennan Manning

“...the institutional church, which exists to serve the people of God, is never to be confused with the church as mystery -…

— Brennan Manning

Though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any…

— Brennan Manning

Put bluntly, the American church today accepts grace in theory but denies it in practice. We say we believe that the fundamental…

— Brennan Manning

I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans…

— Brennan Manning

The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. 'They…

— Brennan Manning

For several centuries, the Celtic church of Ireland was spared the Greek dualism of matter and spirit. They regarded the world with…

— Brennan Manning

The sinners to whom Jesus directed His messianic ministry were not those who skipped morning devotions or Sunday church. His ministry was…

— Brennan Manning

The confessing church of American Ragamuffins needs to join Magdalene and Peter in witnessing that Christianity is not primarily a moral code…

— Brennan Manning

Leadership in the church is not entrusted to successful fund raisers, brilliant biblical scholars, administrative geniuses, or spellbinding preachers...but to those who…

— Brennan Manning

The gospel of grace nullifies our adulation of televangelists, charismatic superstars, and local church heroes. It obliterates the two-class citizenship theory operative…

— Brennan Manning

Rome is burning, Jesus says. Drop your fiddle, change your life and come to Me. Let go of the good days that…

— Brennan Manning

The North American Church is at a critical juncture. The gospel of grace is being confused and compromised by silence, seduction, and…

— Brennan Manning

Let us be bold enough to ask ourselves as Christians whether the Church of the Lord Jesus in the United States has…

— Brennan Manning