#christianity

I see with greater and greater clearness that consistent Christianity is the easiest Christianity to defend. ↗

— John Gresham Machen

#clearness #consistent #defend #easiest #greater

And my Christianity, first and foremost, governed the way that I tried to deal with people. ↗

— Mike Pence

#deal #first #foremost #governed #i

It is apparent that Christianity and Islam must come, and come immediately, to a closer understanding, and it is equally apparent that their unity if achieved, will be the most effective defensive measure against Communist expansion. ↗

— Aly Khan

#against #apparent #christianity #closer #come

To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies. ↗

— Richard King

#basing #christianity #conspiracies #folklore #government

The public highways, which had been constructed for the use of the legions, opened an easy passage for the Christians missionaries from Damascus to Corinth, and from Italy to the extremity of Spain or Britain; nor did those spiritual conquerors encounter any of the obstacles which usually retard or prevent the introduction of a foreign religion into a distant country. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#religion

When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade. ↗

— Huston Smith

#found #grade #i #like #made

The way that I see Christianity is that its role is to enhance the life of every person. ↗

— John Shelby Spong

#enhance #every #i #i see #life

A Christianity that is in conflict with the Scriptures isn't Christianity at all. ↗

— Randall Terry

#conflict #scriptures

Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively hostile to Christianity and that regards the destruction of positive religion as absolutely necessary to the advance of modern culture. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#actively #advance #behind #body #christianity

In the New Testament our enemies are those who harbour hostility against us, not those against whom we cherish hostility, for Jesus refuses to reckon with such a possibility. The Christian must treat his enemy as a brother, and requite his hostility with love. His behaviour must be determined not by the way others treat him, but by the treatment he himself receives from Jesus; it has only one source, and that is the will of Jesus. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#enemies #love #love