Chrsitianity Quotes

“[Jesus] did not say, 'Simon, son of Jonas, fearest thou me.' He did not say, 'Dost thou admire me? Dost thou adore me?' Nor was it even a question concerning his faith. He did not say, 'Simon, son of Jonas, believest thou in me?' but he asked him another question, 'Lovest thou me?' I take it, that is because love is the very best evidence of godliness. Love is the brightest of all the graces; and hence it becomes the best evidence.”
― Charles Spurgeon

“Altogether, if we are committed to doing this heart and mind work, we may encounter new people or ideas.”
― Terence Lester, I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People

“When you are closer to God, the enemy does not have control over you.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“Christians who identify the snake in Paradise as Satan actually are projecting a far more recent invention into that ancient story, since the Genesis folktale pictures the serpent only as a cunning, talking snake, perhaps a stand-in for the humans’ inner voice.”
― Elaine Pagels, Why Religion?: A Personal Story