Believe Quote by Shane Claiborne

Churches are not the kingdom of God, but are primary and inevitable expressions, outposts, and instrumentalities of presence of the kingdom among us. They…

— Dallas Willard

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

— Nikolai Berdyaev

Far too often, we have limited the definition of the Church. While not in all cases, in many cases, 'Church' has become an informational,…

— Tony Evans

The Church and only the Church has been given the keys to the kingdom, so we have unique access to God that nobody else…

— Tony Evans

The church is the only institution supernaturally endowed by God. It is the one institution of which Jesus promised that the gates of hell…

— Charles Colson

“The Kingdom of God is a tricky concept, and I was always taught it referred to our heavenly reward for being good, which, now…

— Nadia Bolz-Weber

The Church, wherever it is, is not only Christ's witness to its own people and nation, but also the home-base for a mission to…

— Lesslie Newbigin

The church is not the way to heaven; the church is the sign that points to heaven.

— Adrian Rogers

I think the Church is a conduit to God. The Church is not God. And I think that from the very beginning Jesus taught…

— Martin Sheen

“The church is supposed to help the people discover their calling and reveal the Kingdom of God to them”

— Sunday Adelaja

“The Church acts as a sort of embassy for the government of the King. It is an outpost of the Kingdom of God surrounded…

— Kevin DeYoung

The life and fellowship of the church is to be a foretaste of life in the Kingdom of God.

— George Eldon Ladd