Quotes about jesus
jesus rocks people
You may be going through things right now that are painfully preparing you for some precious service to Jesus and to his people. When a person strikes rock bottom with a sense of nothingness or helplessness, he may find that he has struck the Rock of Ages John Piper
jesus race ethnicity
The bloodline of Jesus is thicker, deeper, stronger than the bloodline of race, ethnicity and family. John Piper
jesus sacrifice finals
That's who Jesus Christ is. He became the final Priest and the final Sacrifice. Sinless, he did not offer sacrifices for himself. Immortal, he never has to be replaced. Human, he could bear human sins. Therefore he did not offer sacrifices for himself; he offered himself as the final sacrifice. There will never be the need for another. There is one mediator between us and God. One priest. We need no other. Oh, how happy are those who draw near to God through Christ alone. John Piper
jesus debt happened
The greatest act of freeing happened when Jesus died in our place and paid our debt. John Piper
jesus life-is christ
You get one pass at life. That’s all. Only one. And the lasting measure of that life is Jesus Christ. John Piper
jesus believe unions
When I believe in Jesus, I am united to Christ. Therefore, what he did and achieved becomes mine by this union through faith alone. His righteous life is imputed to me. What Christ achieved is counted as mine. John Piper
jesus jobs biblical
Life is not a straight line leading from one blessing to the next and then finally to heaven. Life is a winding and troubled road. Switchback after switchback. And the point of biblical stories like Joseph and Job and Esther and Ruth is to help us feel in our bones (not just know in our heads) that God is for us in all these strange turns. God is not just showing up after the trouble and cleaning it up. He is plotting the course and managing the troubles with far-reaching purposes for our good and for the glory of Jesus Christ. John Piper
jesus real people
Marriage is not mainly about being or staying in love. It’s mainly about telling the truth with our lives. It’s about portraying something true about Jesus Christ and the way He relates to his people. It is about showing in real life the glory of the gospel. John Piper
jesus moving son
In Revelation 12, we see a pure, holy woman giving birth to a son - a corporate son who brings victory by the blood of Jesus, their testimony and sacrifice. My vision is to see that kind of church moving in the authority, the sacrifice and love of Jesus. John Noble
jesus looks endeavor
Let me endeavor to lead you out of yourself: let me invite you to look unto Jesus. John Newton
jesus giving advice
The best advice I can give you: Look unto Jesus, beholding his beauty in the written word. John Newton
jesus blood righteousness
This is faith: a renouncing of everything we are apt to call our own and relying wholly upon the blood, righteousness and intercession of Jesus. John Newton
jesus hands mountain
Jesus Christ! I would crawl over the mountains of Beverly Hills on my hands and knees if I could do a movie with Doris Day! John Wayne
jesus views wings
I have found a certain type calls himself a Liberal...Now I always thought I was a Liberal. I came up terribly surprised one time when I found out that I was a Right-Wing Conservative Extremist, when I listened to everybody's point of view that I ever met, and then decided how I should feel. But this so-called new Liberal group, Jesus, they never listen to your point of view... John Wayne
jesus hate life-changing
Give me 100 men that hate nothing but sin, and love Jesus Christ, and we'll shake England for God. John Wesley
jesus believe mean
I can by no means approve the scurrility and contempt with which the Romanists have often been treated. I dare not rail at, or despise, any man: much less those who profess to believe in the same Master. But I pity them much; having the same assurance, that Jesus is the Christ, and that no Romanist can expect to be saved, according to the terms of his covenant. John Wesley
jesus men light
[Christ] does not give [men] light but from moment to moment; the instant He withdraws, all is darkness.... God does not give them a stock of holiness. John Wesley
jesus son self
To abandon all, to strip one's self of all, in order to seek and follow Jesus Christ naked to Bethlehem where He was born, naked to the hall where He was scourged, and naked to Calvary where He died on the cross, is so great a mystery that neither the thing nor the knowledge of it, is given to any but through faith in the Son of God. John Wesley
jesus interesting done
Until my work on this earth is done, I am immortal. But when my work for Christ is done ... I go to be with Jesus John Wesley
jesus men fire
If I had 300 men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ and Him crucified, I would set the world on fire. John Wesley
jesus believe heart
I believe in my heart that faith in Jesus Christ can and will lead us beyond an exclusive concern for the well-being of other human beings to the broader concern for the well-being of the birds in our backyards, the fish in our rivers, and every living creature on the face of the earth. John Wesley
jesus father sheep
And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. John the Apostle
jesus lord servant
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. John the Apostle
jesus fighting leader
My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world. John the Apostle
jesus stones not-judging
He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. John the Apostle
jesus home weekend
It's liberating to live at home during the week, but on the weekend it's like, Jesus Christ, how much History Channel can one human being watch? John Rzeznik
jesus attitude men
So close was Christ's connection with God that he equated a man's attitude to himself with the man's attitude to God. John Stott
jesus doubt news
If we love our neighbor we shall without doubt tell him the good news of Jesus. But equally if we truly love our neighbor we shall not stop there. John Stott
jesus jobs ambition
When Jesus is truly our Lord, He directs our lives and we gladly obey Him. Indeed, we bring every part of our lives under His lordship - our home and family, our sexuality and marriage, our job or unemployment, our money and possessions, our ambitions and recreations. John Stott
jesus christianity crosses
There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not central to our religion, ours is not the religion of Jesus. John Stott
jesus transformation resurrection
Perhaps the transformation of the disciples of Jesus is the greatest evidence of all for the resurrection. John Stott
jesus may praying
Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you. John Stott
jesus kings church
Scripture is the royal scepter by which King Jesus rules his church John Stott