#jesus

In the Church of Jesus Christ there can and should be no non-theologians. ↗

— Karl Barth

#church #jesus #jesus christ #should

The most total opposite of pleasure is not pain but boredom, for we are willing to risk pain to make a boring life interesting. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#catholicism #christianity #jesus-shock #philosophy #pleasure

It is not merely our own desire but the desire of Christ in His Spirit that drives us to grow in love. Those who seldom or never feel in their hearts the desire for the love of God and other men, and who do not thirst for the pure waters of desire which are poured out in us by the strong, living God, are usually those who have drunk from other rivers or have dug for themselves broken cisterns. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#jesus #love #relationship #friendship

I think there's nothing better in the world than a spirited discussion about the Bible and Jesus and God and the Catholic faith, or the Jewish faith, or the Muslim faith - any religion. ↗

— Elizabeth Vargas

#any #better #bible #catholic #catholic faith

George Macdonald said, 'If you knew what God knows about death you would clap your listless hands', but instead I find old people in North America just buying this whole youth obsession. I think growing older is a wonderful privilege. I want to learn to glorify God in every stage of my life. ↗

— Elisabeth Elliot

#aging #christian #god #inspirational #jesus

Pride is often used as a way to protect our hearts and to hide the truth. Pride causes us to shut down and build walls. ↗

— Heather Bixler

#christian-living #god #inspirational-quotes #jesus #pride

Elder Neal A. Maxwell suggests that the prime reason the Savior personally acts as the gatekeeper of the celestial kingdom is not to exclude people, but to personally welcome and embrace those who have made it back home. ↗

— Tad R. Callister

#inspirational #jesus #inspirational

Twelve dead?” I said. “Jesus. ↗

— Dennis Lehane

#biblical #brief #humour #i #inspirational

I've been thinking about Jesus. Don't you find it a bit strange that, since He was living with His family and all, He up and left them just when they needed him most? ↗

— Edith Piaf

#been #bit #family #find #him

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. ↗

— Anonymous

#jesus #spiritual #the-holy-bible #life