Quote by G.C. Berkouwer

The Christian church [in its true identity] does not persecute; any more than a lily scratches the thorns, or a lamb pursues and tears…

— Roger Williams

“True Christian fortitude consists in strength of mind, through grace, exerted in two things; in ruling and suppressing the evil and unruly passions and…

— Jonathan Edwards

“I fear me that the Christian church is far more likely to lose her integrity in these soft and silken days than in those…

— Charles H. Spurgeon

To say that Romans 7 describes the Christian is to slight the grace of God and to foster wanton behaviour.

— Jacobus Arminius

“Persecution is an enemy the Church has met and mastered many times. Indifference could prove to be a far more dangerous foe.”

— Brother Andrew

“It is so very sad to find a worldly Christian who is sure—according to him or her—of that security that the faith gives and…

— Pope Francis

“The Church pleaseth it selfe too much which scorns and disdaines other Churches, as unworthy of her Communion, for some weakness in their understanding,…

— John Davenant

“They must have His grace, the Spirit of Christ, to help their infirmities, or they cannot resist evil. Jesus loves to have us come…

— Ellen G. White

“I have seen whole churches destroyed, because they did not know how to be in a state of alert; there were no watchmen on…

— Ana Mendez Ferrell

“Those that are enemies to God's church are enemies to themselves, and, sooner or later, they will be made to see it.”

— Matthew Henry

“we, the church, are the embodiment of Christ’s compassion, and that he has poured out God’s Spirit on us precisely to activate our just…

— D. Brent Laytham

The Church must never be satisfied with the ranks of those whom she has reached at a certain point or say that others are…

— Pope Benedict XVI