Adherence Quote by John Shelby Spong

There is sometimes an animosity for Christianity.

— Lacey Sturm

I've seen many dig in their heels and becoming disenchanted with the church because of these kinds of denunciations from coreligionists. We have to…

— John I. Jenkins

“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 biggest threat to the church today is fans who call themselves Christians but aren’t actually interested in following Christ. They want to be…

— Kyle Idleman

“So many of those who take Christ into the world, whether it be it's missionaries or artists, are tied by those who look over…

— Steve Stockman

“And yet the standards of Christ and His Church have not moved. As He said, 'The truth abideth forever and ever.' When we understand…

— Robert D. Hales

“Churches that are filled with self-righteous, exclusive, insecure, angry, moralistic people are extremely unattractive. Their public pronouncements are often highly judgmental, while internally such…

— Timothy Keller

“Regular church attenders tend to come to our places of worship to feel better, not to be hit with the unfamiliar, the uncomfortable, the…

— Mike Yankoski

More people have been brought into the church by the kindness of real Christian love than by all the theological arguments in the world.

— William Barclay

“Wherever the early Christians entered a town the power structure got disturbed and immediately sought to convict them for being 'disturbers of the peace'…

— Martin Luther King Jr

As my friend said that when people say the church is full of hypocrites, he says we always have room for more.

— Shane Claiborne

It's all that pretending to be perfect that breeds inauthenticity in the church.

— Rich Mullins