#chris

God giveth and taketh with great efficacy. ↗

— Travis Atherstone

#god #religion #religion

Our father. We have killed him, and we will kill him again, and our world will kill him. And yet he is there. It is he who listens at the door. It is he who is coming. It is our father who is about to be born. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. ↗

— Frederick Buechner

#crucifixion #devotional #religion #religion

The deeper you look into Truth; your reflection of self disappears. ↗

— Deborah Brodie

#inspirational #poetry-love-spirituality #inspirational

As Christians you should be like bridges to Heaven; letting people walk on you to get there. ↗

— Tommy Tran

#god #inspirational #truth #inspirational

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. ↗

— Anonymous

#god #jesus-christ #christ

Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog. ↗

— Philip Yancey

#jesus-christ #underdog #christ

The abundance Jesus offers is a spiritual abundance that transcends circumstances, like income, health, living conditions, and even death. The abundant life is eternal. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#jesus-christ #death

For the believer, humility is honesty about one's greatest flaws to a degree in which he is fearless about truly appearing less righteous than another. ↗

— Criss Jami

#christianity #fearless #flaws #honesty #humble

Although it is very easy to marry a wife, it is very difficult to support her along with the children and the household. Accordingly, no one notices this faith of Jacob. Indeed, many hate fertility in a wife for the sole reason that the offspring must be supported and brought up. For this is what they commonly say: ‘Why should I marry a wife when I am a pauper and a beggar? I would rather bear the burden of poverty alone and not load myself with misery and want.’ But this blame is unjustly fastened on marriage and fruitfulness. Indeed, you are indicting your unbelief by distrusting God’s goodness, and you are bringing greater misery upon yourself by disparaging God’s blessing. For if you had trust in God’s grace and promises, you would undoubtedly be supported. But because you do not hope in the Lord, you will never prosper. ↗

— Martin Luther

#faith #god #marriage #money #parenthood

All change comes from deepening your understanding of the salvation of Christ and living out the changes that understanding creates in your heart. ↗

— Timothy Keller

#counseling #jesus-christ #change