Quotes about christ
christian reality brotherhood
Christian brotherhood is not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christmas eye dark
...And then, just when everything is bearing down on us to such an extent that we can scarcely withstand it, the Christmas message comes to tell us that all our ideas are wrong, and that what we take to be evil and dark is really good and light because it comes from God. Our eyes are at fault, that is all. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian jesus powerful
There are only two places where the powerful and great in this world lose their courage, tremble in the depths of their souls, and become truly afraid. These are the manger and the cross of Jesus Christ....No priest, no theologian stood at the cradle of Bethlehem. And yet, all Christian theology finds its beginnings in the miracle of miracles, that God became human. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christianity christ discipleship
Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian suffering world
A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian attachment world
The first call which every Christian experiences is the call to abandon the attachments of this world. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian jesus mean
Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian self humanity
The church is her true self only when she exists for humanity. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian prayer knowing
It matters little what form of prayer we adopt or how many words we use. What matters is the faith which lays hold on God, knowing that He knows our needs before we even ask Him. That is what gives Christian prayer its boundless confidence and its joyous certainty. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian needs helping
The Christian needs another Christian who speaks God's word to him. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged, for by himself he cannot help himself without belying the truth. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Every call of Christ leads into death. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christian foe thick
So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission, his work. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
christmas dog morbid
I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs. Diane Abbott
christian add theologian
Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theologians. Desiderius Erasmus
christian ignorance giving
Almost all Christians being wretchedly enslaved to blindness and ignorance, which the priests are so far from preventing or removing, that they blacken the darkness, and promote the delusion: wisely foreseeing that the people (like cows, which never give down their milk so well as when they are gently stroked), would part with less if they knew more... Desiderius Erasmus
christian war army
Christians would show sense if they dispatched these argumentative Scotists and pigheaded Ockhamists and undefeated Albertists along with the whole regiment of Sophists to fight the Turks and Saracens instead of sending those armies of dull-witted soldiers with whom they've long been carrying on war with no result. Desiderius Erasmus
christian charity being-the-best
It seems to me to be the best proof of an evangelical disposition, that persons are not angry when reproached, and have a Christian charity for those that ill deserve it. Desiderius Erasmus
christian careers interesting
At LVMH, we have amazing heritage brands, and we put interesting talents in those brands, sometimes very young, like we did at Givenchy with Riccardo Tisci at the time, or like we just did with J.W. Anderson at Loewe, but also talents that are already further along in their careers, like Raf Simons at Christian Dior or Nicolas at Vuitton. Delphine Arnault
christians personal touch
We feel that sometimes the personal touch from other Christians is important.
christian exercise genius
The genius of Christian spirituality is to integrate [the] spirit of possession with the spirit of dispossession. The spirit of dispossession implies that all the good and delightful things of this world are never allowed to own, possess, or shackle me. Dispossession implies that I am always free, my own person, liberated from the tyranny that possession can easily exercise over us. John Powell
christmas rose desire
At Christmas, I no more desire a rose. William Shakespeare
christmas xmas mirth
But like of each thing that in season grows. William Shakespeare
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There's a little Christmas in all of us, I guess. Even in me. Leon Redbone
christmas economy effects ill largely turn
This suggests that the economy has largely shrugged off the ill effects of the hurricanes. Christmas will turn out better than expected. Mark Zandi
christmas knew sad saw team tonight
We knew we wouldn't see the same team tonight that we saw in the Christmas tournament. The sad thing is they didn't, either.
christian country definitely detroit finals help last run schedule state target teams three year
We know we have a target on our backs. Our schedule will definitely help us. We play three teams that were in the state finals last year - Charlevoix (Class C runner-up), Lansing Christian (Class D champion) and Detroit Country Day (Class B champ). We may not run the table, but we'll be better for it when it counts.
christ concerning exceeding history wholly
Very exceeding wonderful is the history concerning Abraham, for the kingdom of Christ is therein wholly represented.
christian mother taught
Since my mother is an extremely devoted Christian Orthodox woman, she prayed a great deal and taught me how to pray. Dominique Moceanu
christian independent government
America's Christian conservative movement is confronted with this divide: small-government advocates who want to practice their faith independent of heavy-handed government versus big-government sympathizers who want to impose their version of 'righteousness' on others through the hammer of law.... Our movement must avoid the temptations of power and those who would twist the good intentions of Christian voters to support policies that undermine freedom and grow government. Dick Armey
christian jesus cheese
I am not a Jew for Jesus but I am definitely a Jew for Christmas. Christmas is one of the best things you Christians have given us, along with mac and cheese, Bono, croquet and politeness. David Brooks
christmas enormous historical pride wake
When they wake up this Christmas Day, and they're away from home, they also can take enormous pride in being part of a really historical year.
christian country prayer
I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more than to yourself. Abraham Lincoln
christian religious presidential
That I am not a member of any Christian Church, is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures; and I have never spoken with intentional disrepect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular. Abraham Lincoln