Christianity Quote by Gene Edward Veith Jr

“Heaven built on earth by human hands is not the same as eternal life. Again, Christianity always has to be more than a cultural religion.” quote by Gene Edward Veith Jr — Download Open image

““Heaven built on earth by human hands is not the same as eternal life. Again, Christianity always has to be more than a cultural religion.””

Gene Edward Veith Jr

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“Psychology either tends to glorify human beings or trivialize them, leaving out the complexity of the human soul and the demands of God.”

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“The Church does not depend on power, social prestige, rhetorical manipulation, or human-designed programs. All it has are the Word and Sacraments, which, though…

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“But the Law is the prelude to the Gospel. Those broken by the Law are convinced of their need and of their inability to save themselves. Then the message that God does it all comes as an astounding relief, as good news. Those who despair of achieving perfection by themselves can hear the message of the cross—that they can find…

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“It should not be possible for Christians to be disillusioned. We should have no illusions in the first place. Our faith is in Jesus…

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“Lutheran spirituality begins with the insight that all human effort to reach God is futile. The will, to use Luther’s term, is in bondage—not…

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“There is a great superficiality in today's evangelical world. Many Bible-believing Christians share the contemporary case for self-gratification, emotionalism, and anti-intellectualism. Many people who…

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“Secular humanists of every type may ridicule the Bible, but they cannot escape it; and in their obsession with change, calls for reform, doomsday…

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“There is a certain mysticism in the Christian's affirmation of the physical universe. There is a confidence that whatever is discovered conforms with Jesus…

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