#christ

Even if you're not Christian, just from being in our culture you know Jesus and resurrection and redemption. ↗

— Trey Parker

#christian #culture #even #jesus #just

No account of the Renaissance can be complete without some notice of the attempt made by certain Italian scholars of the fifteenth century to reconcile Christianity with the religion of ancient Greece. ↗

— Walter Pater

#ancient #attempt #century #certain #christianity

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#christ #church #dignity #duty #expression

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#beloved #bishop #christ #distant #english

The unworthy successor of Peter who desires to benefit from the immeasurable wealth of Christ feels the great need of your assistance, your prayers, your sacrifice, and he most humbly asks this of you. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#assistance #benefit #christ #desires #feels

We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice. ↗

— Pope Paul VI

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Jesus’ message of the Kingdom of God is the announcement by word and deed that God is acting and manifesting dynamically his redemptive will in history. God is seeking out sinners; he is inviting them to enter into the messianic blessing; he is demanding of them a favorable response to his gracious offer. God has again spoken. A new prophet has appeared, indeed one who is more than a prophet, one who bring to people the very blessings he promises. ↗

— George Eldon Ladd

#jesus #kingdom-of-god #religion #theology #religion

Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it. ↗

— William Penn

#christianity #hardest #learn #lesson #love

To be like Christ is to be a Christian. ↗

— William Penn

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I always say that as a Christian I cannot find any passage in the Gospels in which Jesus condemned homosexuality. ↗

— Troy Perry

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