An almost forgotten truth, even among some practising Christians, is that it's never the physical world, but only the spirit of the world that is evil. Therefore the soul must detach itself from the spirit of the world.
We can only know God well when we know our own sin. And those who have known God without knowing their wretchedness have not glorified Him but have glorified themselves.
If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make them out of meat?
The modern dilemma is essentially a spiritual one, and every one of its main aspects, moral, political and scientific, brings us back to the need of a religious solution.
The lust of the flesh directs these desires [of personal union], however, to satisfaction of the body, often at the cost of a real and full communion of persons.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.
I find distasteful the traditional idea of Christianity which preaches the resurrection of the body. Frankly, I see my body as more of a limitation than a virtue, and I will be glad to be free of it rather than having to continue to cart it around. I prefer to believe that souls can exist independently from bodies.
As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' - probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
Christianity, if false, is not important. If Christianity is true, however, it is of infinite importance. What it cannot be is moderately important.
To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.
How can the heart travel to God, when it is chained by its desires?
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.
Split a piece of wood and I am there.
It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be the sons of God.
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
Four things support the world: the learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the good, and the valour of the brave.
You will not enter paradise until you have faith. And you will not complete your faith until you love one another.
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.
A man's greatness is to be measured by his capacity for communion with others.
