Religion Quote by Brennan Manning

“Legalism is seeking to achieve forgiveness from GOD and acceptance by GOD through my obedience to GOD”

— C.J. Mahaney

“Too many of us focus on the outward structure of character and conduct without taking the time to build the inward foundation of devotion…

— Jerry Bridges

“This God expects people to be perfect and to be in perpetual control of their feelings and thoughts. When broken people with this concept…

— Brennan Manning

“Whenever religion shows contempt or disregards the rights of persons, even under the noblest pretexts, it draws us away from reality and God.”

— Brennan Manning

“Prosecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly-marked feature of all law-religious, or religions established by law.…

— Thomas Paine

“...evil is not always opposed to religion. Indeed, when evil appropriates the ideals and institutions of religion, the results are far more damaging than…

— Bill Ellis

“Thus the essence of legalism is rooted not merely in our view of law as such but in a distorted view of God as…

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they…

— Aristotle

“In all religions, as in all legal systems. people find ways to skirt the rules. We obey the letter of the law without honoring…

— Sy Montgomery

“When I violate one point of God's law, I bring myself into opposition to God Himself.”

— R.C. Sproul

... so far from entrenching human conduct within the gentle barriers of peace and love, religion has ever been, and now is, the deepest…

— Frances Wright

“The God of the legalistic Christian, on the other hand, is often unpredictable, erratic, and capable of all manner of prejudices. When we view…

— Brennan Manning