Christianity Quote by R. Alan Woods

“But you know, General, Jesus never came to establish a government upon the people by force. He did not even talk about political systems.…

— Ravi Zacharias

“Many outsiders clarified that they believe Christians have a right (even an obligation) to pursue political involvement, but they disagree with our methods and…

— David Kinnaman

“The sanctification of political power by Christianity is blasphemy; it is the negation of Christianity.”

— Leo Tolstoy

“Jesus did not have the time nor the desire to scatter himself on those who wanted to make their own terms of discipleship.”

— Robert E. Coleman

“rather promote controlling religious practices that brought themselves more power, taking it from the people that Jesus truly wanted to enlighten.”

— Lee Vickers

“There is a sense in which we create religion as a category to keep Jesus from meddling with our cherished ideas about nationalism, freedom,…

— Brian Zahnd

“...Jesus did not send his students out to start governments or even churches as we know them today... They were, instead, to establish beachheads…

— Dallas Willard

“if Jesus had stooped to play politics he might have become a key man in Roman Judea, a big operator. It was because he…

— J.M. Coetzee

“Far from being incompatible, politics and Christianity are, in reality, inseparable. What don't mix are Christianity and social apathy. (p. 117)”

— Steve Chalke

“Many Christians have put the political cart before the theological horse.”

— Michael Babcock

“Our calling is to imitate Jesus in his willingness to suffer rather than to follow the ways of the powers.”

— Richard J. Mouw

“It strikes me as unChristian that we often have more charitable attitudes toward ideological allies than we do toward brothers and sisters in Christ…

— David Kinnaman