Christianity Quote by Joseph Smith, Jr

“We were the church. As the New Testament instructed. When it was time for Sunday morning meeting, we convened in private homes. To raise…

— Michael Perry

The Church is simply the path of history, and not the actual kingdom of God.

— Nikolai Berdyaev

I have known a great many men who have left this Church for whom there is no chance whatever for exaltation, but if their…

— Brigham Young

“the New Testament holds up the model of a church whose activities exist primarily for the sake of outsiders. What keeps us from becoming…

— Philip Yancey

One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see…

— C. S. Lewis

Any revelation from God's Word that does not lead us to an encounter with God only serves to make us more religious. The Church…

— Bill Johnson

“We have no better materials to compound the priesthood of, than the mass of mankind, which corrupted as it is, those who receive orders…

— Jonathan Swift

“The church has unfolded in many forms, and no one single external form stands alone as the CORRECT visible expression. As the church settled…

— Robert Webber

Power corrupts. If the Church is given too much power, it will become corrupted. So to keep the Church in line with the teachings…

— Ali Sina

“When the Church tries to embody the rule of God in the forms of earthly power it may achieve that power, but it is…

— Lesslie Newbigin

The church had to find a way to protect Jesus' perfection so that he could do the work of salvation which, in their frame…

— John Shelby Spong

It seems to me, and I am personally convinced, that the Church must never speak from a position of strength. [These are shocking words.]…

— Anthony of Sourozh