#christianity

Jesus never commanded believers to produce fruit. Fruit is the *purpose* of the branch, but it is not the *responsibility* of the branch. The branch cannot produce anything on it's own. However, if it remains attached to the vine, it will receive life-sustaining sap, nourishment, strength, everything it needs. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#god #jesus-christ #life

Why do we live out every day as if there is no hope to overcome our chaos and no possibility for living a stressed-less life when Scripture repeatedly reassures us that God has the power and the peace to make that happen? ↗

— Tracie Miles

#christianity #god #hope #scripture #stress

Peace is not a matter of life or circumstances; it’s a matter of the heart. ↗

— Tracie Miles

#god #peace #life

Love is larger than the walls which shut it in. ↗

— Corrie Ten Boom

#love #love

Christianity gave Eros poison to drink; he did not die of it, certainly, but degenerated to Vice. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#cupid #eros #love #poison #vice

We’re seeking — imperfectly at every turn, no doubt — an incarnational theology, a theology that brings radical good news of great joy for all the people, good news that God loves the world and didn’t send Jesus to condemn it but to save it, good news that God’s wrath is not merely punitive but restorative, good news that the fire of God’s holiness is not bent on eternal torment but always works to purify and refine, good news that where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. ↗

— Brian D. McLaren

#love

Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellow man and I will tell you how much you have loved them. ↗

— Helmut Thielicke

#love

If you have never known the power of God's love, then maybe it is because you have never asked to know it - I mean really asked, expecting an answer. ↗

— Frederick Buechner

#christianity #god-s-love #god-s-presence #love

There was a time when religion ruled the world. It is known as the Dark Ages. ↗

— Ruth Hurmence Green

#christianity #dark-ages #religion #age

In God's world the individual counts. Therefore, Christian art should deal with the individual. ↗

— Francis A. Schaeffer

#christianity #art