Aldous-huxley Quote by Christopher Hitchens

“We live sacrificially when we’re outside the will of God, giving up all sorts of things that were meant to be ours in Christ.…

— Beth Moore

“Bible contains passages in which Christ encourages his listeners not to worry about material provisions, and celebrates the value of being rather than always…

— Tessa Watt

“How foolish it was of Christ to purchase for us at the price of his shed blood the Spirit we did not need, in…

— Martin Luther

“You try to draw everything into the net of your faith, father, but you can't steal all the virtues. Gentleness isn't Christian, self-sacrifice isn't…

— Graham Greene

“THAT you abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves, from these you do…

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by…

— Scotty Smith

“The underlying logic of sacrifice was always the same: In order to gain the god's goodwill, destroy what you value most.”

— Barry B. Powell

“The act of sacrificing thank offerings to God—even for the bread and cup of cost, for cancer and crucifixion—this prepares the way for God…

— Ann Voskamp

“You might have Bible verses on the wall in every room of the house and yet the unspoken rituals reinforce self-centeredness rather than sacrifice.…

— James K.A. Smith

“Have thy struggles with thy natural inclinations, restraint of thy passions, and submission to the holy Will of God, ever cost thee a drop…

— Rev. Fr. Ignatius of the Side of Jesus Passionist

“When we're not following God's will, our sacrifices aren't acceptable to Him. What God wants most is for us to be broken before Him,…

— Sarah Sundin

“In the Old Testament, guilt enters the world by way of a bite from a fruit.”

— Leonard Shlain