Religion Quote by Huston Smith

“Action flows from character, but character is not so much a matter of innate disposition as of training in the ways of righteousness. Those…

— Richard B. Hays

When he lived on earth, [Jesus] surrounded himself with ordinary people who misunderstood him, failed to exercise much spiritual power, and sometimes behaved like…

— Philip Yancey

“Although Jesus Christ was Himself the Creative Deity, by whom all things were made, as man He humbled Himself--set aside His divine prerogatives and…

— Major W. Ian Thomas

“Without the Gospel, I am only projecting behavioral modification. Changes of the heart must trump mere change of behavior. Therefore, the goodness of God…

— Eric Mason

“According to the Gospels, Jesus did not tell his listeners to believe whatever they wished to believe as individuals, or to follow him only…

— Brad S. Gregory

“Everything [Jesus] taught and did was a summons to the humility and love that purge self-exaltation out of leadership and servility out of submission.”

— Anonymous

The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped — it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes…

— Eugene H. Peterson

“But one thing they all (i.e., E. P. Sanders, Geza Vermes, Dale Allison, Paula Fredriksen, and many others) agree on: Jesus did not spend…

— Bart D. Ehrman

“We aren’t disciples in midair without bodies, histories, personalities, relationships and much more. We begin to follow by responding to Jesus’ invitation where we…

— Mark Labberton

In His own ministry, Jesus did not come to improve God's view of man nearly so much as He came to improve man's view…

— Jeffrey R. Holland

“God’s call to his people (then and now) is to combine spirituality with bravery. True discipleship is radical and risk-taking, because true disciples rely…

— Timothy J. Keller

“People respond when they are taught, and that primarily by example, rather than preached at. Jesus modeled just this approach in His life." ~R.…

— R. Alan Woods