The eastern part of the Roman Empire spoke mostly Greek, and the western parts spoke mostly Latin. So very soon, you begin getting different emphases between the Eastern church and the Western church. — Justo L. Gonzalez Copy Share Image
“That Word, which had created the world out of nothing, was certainly capable of producing the reformation the entire church needed, and to which… — Justo L. González Copy Share Image
“To be priests does not mean primarily that we are our own individual priests, but rather that as part of the priestly people of God we are priests for the entire community of belief, and that they are priests for us—while all of us, as the believing community, are priests for the world. Rather than setting aside the need for… — Justo L. González Copy Share
“The very word denomination points to one of the main characteristics of the Protestant Christianity resulting from the North American experience. The word itself indicates that the various churches are seen as denominations, that is, as different names given to Christians. In a religiously pluralistic society where tolerance was necessary for political survival, and in view of the bloodshed that… — Justo L. González Copy Share
“Due partly to the influence of the Genevan Academy and partly to the Institutes, Calvin’s theological influence was soon felt in various parts of Europe. Eventually, a number of churches appeared—in the Netherlands, Scotland, Hungary, England, France, and so forth—that followed the teaching of the Genevan reformer, and are now known as Reformed or Calvinistic. Significantly, in most of these… — Justo L. González Copy Share
The Church must be one because a fragmented church is not much help to a fragmented world. — Justo L. Gonzalez Copy Share Image
The eastern part of the Roman Empire spoke mostly Greek, and the western parts spoke mostly Latin. So very soon, you begin getting different… — Justo L. Gonzalez Copy Share Image
“As is usually the case, those who lived at the time did not fully comprehend the enormous consequences of the events they witnessed.” — Justo L. González Copy Share Image
“On studying Luther’s life and work, one thing is clear: the much-needed reformation took place, not because Luther decided that it would be so,… — Justo L. González Copy Share Image
It's a matter of each of the two churches being very deeply enculturated in its own setting and having difficulty understand the other. — Justo L. Gonzalez Copy Share Image
A person wearing tinted glasses can avoid the conclusion that the entire world is tinted only by being conscious of the glasses themselves. — Justo L. Gonzalez Copy Share Image
