--- title: "1 Teachings Jesus Quotes By J. Gresham Machen" description: "1 Teachings Jesus quotes by J. Gresham Machen. Plus more from J. Gresham Machen and more Teachings Jesus sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/j-gresham-machen-22117_education_the-truth-is-that-the-life-purpose-of-je_3198839.jpg" --- > [“The truth is that the life-purpose of Jesus discovered by modern liberalism is not the life purpose of the real Jesus, but merely represents those elements in the teaching of Jesus--isolated and misinterpreted--which happen to agree with the modern program.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-gresham-machen/the-truth-is-that-the-life-purpose-of-jesus-discovered-by-modern/) [J. Gresham Machen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-gresham-machen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/j-gresham-machen-22117_education_the-truth-is-that-the-life-purpose-of-je_3198839.jpg) ## More by J. 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Gresham Machen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-gresham-machen/) > [“But underlying that sweet and blessed communion of the Christian with his God there is a true knowledge of God. A communion with God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-gresham-machen/but-underlying-that-sweet-and-blessed-communion-of-the-christian-with/) [J. Gresham Machen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-gresham-machen/) > [“According to all the four Gospels, and according to all the supposed sources which modern criticism has tried to detect back of the four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-gresham-machen/according-to-all-the-four-gospels-and-according-to-all-the-supposed/) [J. Gresham Machen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-gresham-machen/) > [“The true reason why faith is given such an exclusive place by the New Testament, so far as the attainment of salvation is concerned,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-gresham-machen/the-true-reason-why-faith-is-given-such-an-exclusive-place-by-the-new/) [J. 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