Jesus Quotes by Albert Schweitzer

We are compelled by the commandment of love contained in our hearts and thought, and proclaimed by Jesus, to give rein to…

— Albert Schweitzer

Jesus means something to our world because a mighty spiritual force streams forth from him and flows through our being also. This…

— Albert Schweitzer

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to…

— Albert Schweitzer

Jesus no doubt fits his teaching into the late-Jewish messianic dogma. But he does not think dogmatically. He formulates no doctrine. He…

— Albert Schweitzer

The demands of Jesus are difficult just because they require us to do something extraordinary. At the same time he asks us…

— Albert Schweitzer

“The Jesus of Nazareth who came forward publicly as the Messiah...and died to give his work its final consecration never existed. ["Modern…

— Albert Schweitzer

The demands of Jesus are difficult because they require us to do something extraordinary. At the same time He asks us to…

— Albert Schweitzer

What has been presented as Christianity during these nineteen centuries is only a beginning, full of mistakes, not full blown Christianity springing…

— Albert Schweitzer

There is nothing more negative than the result of the critical study of the life of Jesus. The Jesus of Nazareth who…

— Albert Schweitzer

Where possible Paul avoids quoting the teaching of Jesus, in fact even mentioning it. If we had to rely on Paul, we…

— Albert Schweitzer

...Ethics has not only to do with mankind but with the animal creation as well. This is witnessed in the purpose of…

— Albert Schweitzer

The mistake made by all previous systems of ethics has been the failure to recognize that life as such is the mysterious…

— Albert Schweitzer

But the others, those who tried to bring Jesus to life at the call of love, found it a cruel task to…

— Albert Schweitzer

The study of the Life of Jesus has had a curious history. It set out in quest of the historical Jesus, believing…

— Albert Schweitzer

I believe that I possess this value: to serve Jesus. I am less at peace than if my goal would be to…

— Albert Schweitzer

Jesus as a concrete historical personality remains a stranger to our time, but His spirit, which lies hidden in His words, is…

— Albert Schweitzer