#chris

When it is recalled that until the Christian era the underworld was never regardded as a hostile area, that all gods were useful and essentially friendly to man despite occasional lapsesl when we see the steady methodical inculcation into humanity of the idea of man's worthlesseness - until redeemed - the necessity of the Devil may become evident as a weapon, a weapon designed and used time and time again in every age to whip men into a surrender to a particular church or church state. ↗

— Arthur Miller

#christianity #hell #morality #religion #age

If you obey God with your whole heart, you'll usually scare off the folks who want you to obey them. ↗

— Meg Moseley

#inspirational #inspirational

He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace. ↗

— Joni Eareckson Tada

#inspirational #inspirational

Unrequited love is the infinite curse of a lonely heart. ↗

— Christina Westover

#inspiration #life #lily-sauvage #love #muse

He heard the voice that had called to him in dreams, had saved him from the sands and from following his brother into the river. ↗

— V.S. Carnes

#romance #dreams

Feast of the Holy Innocents The most thrilling thing you can ever do is win someone to Christ. And it's contagious. Once you do it, you don't want to stop. ↗

— Luis Palau

#contagious #ever #feast #holy #innocents

One encounter with Jesus Christ is enough to change you, instantly, forever. ↗

— Luis Palau

#christ #encounter #enough #forever #instantly

Your past does not have to dictate your future. You have the God-given power to make your life better and to heal from divorce. ↗

— Renee Smith Ettline

#divorce #faith

All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have. ↗

— Orson Pratt

#any #authority #baptize #christian #churches

Hundreds of young barefoot, long-haired, newly converted believers flocked to the church, and they brought their guitars with them. ↗

— Robert J. Morgan

#christianity #inspirational #faith