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Jesus Quotes by Eugene H. Peterson
- Jesus almost never talked in terms of explaining. He was always using enigmatic stories and difficult metaphors. He was always pulling people into some kind…
- Christians don't simply learn or study or use Scripture; we assimilate it, take it into our lives in such a way that it gets metabolized…
- Classically, there are three ways in which humans try to find transcendence--religious meaning--apart from God as revealed through the cross of Jesus: through the ecstasy…
- The minute the church and pastors start saying what do people want and then giving it to them, we betray our calling. We're called to…
- This kingdom of God life is not a matter of waking up each morning with a list of chores or an agenda to be tended…
- One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.
- The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped — it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange…
- It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us…
- To follow Jesus implies that we enter into a way of life that is given character and shape and direction by the one who calls…
More Jesus Quotes
- Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied… — Karen Armstrong
- What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of… — Teresa of Avila
- If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps… — Teresa of Avila
- Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not… — Teresa of Avila
- Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because… — Teresa of Avila
- You know what I'm doing starting 1st November? Jesus Christ Superstar. — Sebastian Bach
- The world defines 'waste' very differently than Jesus does. — Michele Bachmann
- Jesus isn't a logo, I'm not promoting some company, some brand. I'm just professing my faith. — Stephen Baldwin
- Loving Jesus is what's most important to me. I know it sounds hokey, but it's the truth. — Stephen Baldwin
- Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
- If a man fights his way through his doubts to the conviction that Jesus Christ is Lord, he has attained to a… — William Barclay
- Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way. — Karl Barth