"Faith idles when character shrivels." — Miroslav Volf

"Faith idles when character shrivels."

— Miroslav Volf

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38 Quotes by Miroslav Volf

Miroslav Volf has 38 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The goal of pursuit of justice must not simply be that justice happens but that reconciliation also happens.
Christ came to transform us from never enough people - to more than enough people; that through his poverty we…
We will not "forget" so as to be able to rejoice; we will rejoice and therefore let those memories (of…
Love properly understood is God—the font of all creation and the ultimate goal of all desires; God properly understood is…
Absolute hospitality would in no way amount to the absence of violence. To the contrary, it would enthrone violence precisely…
Christ's indwelling presence has freed us from exclusive orientation toward ourselves and opened us up in two directions: toward God,…
If you take the 'love your enemy' out of Christianity, you've 'unChristianed' the Christian faith.
Every word and every deed, every thought and every gesture, even the simple act of paying attention can be a…
There is no space in which worship should not take place, no time when it should not occur, and no…
If we can exit a relationship, pressure to reconcile lessens; if we must live with those who have wronged us,…
If no one remembers a misdeed or names it publically, it remains invisible. To the observer, its victim is not…
The significance of the crucifixion is not only what God does for us; consistently throughout the New Testament the crucifixion…

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More Character Quotes

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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good… — Hannah Arendt
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition… — Aristotle
One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about… — J. J. Abrams
My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was… — Lance Armstrong
Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. — Darren Aronofsky
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a… — Rowan Atkinson
When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -… — Rowan Atkinson

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