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Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Matthew (1611), Matthew 5:3 (NIV)In context
If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Matthew (1611), Matthew 16:24 (KJV)In context
Why did it have to be Christianity with its meekness and flabbiness?
Adolf Hitler1889–1945Speer, Albert (1997). Inside the Third Reich. New York: Simon and Schuster, p. 96.
Here saw I a great oneing betwixt Christ and us, to mine understanding: for when He was in pain, we were in pain.
Julian of Norwich1342–1416Revelations of Divine Love, Eighth Revelation, Ch. 18
The most important message of a crucifix, to me anyway, was how unspeakably cruel supposedly sane human beings can be when under orders from a superior authority.
Kurt Vonnegut1922–2007Hocus Pocus (1990)
- Good & Evil
Jesus Christ raised women above the condition of mere slaves, mere ministers to the passions of the man, raised them by His sympathy, to be Ministers of God.
Florence Nightingale1820–1910Cassandra (1860)
- Women
I firmly believe people have hitherto been a great deal too much taken up about doctrine and far too little about practice. The word doctrine, as used in the Bible, means teaching of duty, not theory.
George MacDonald1824–1905From a letter to his father, quoted in George MacDonald and His Wife (1924) by Greville MacDonald
- Religion
Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the gift which must be asked for, the door at which a man must knock.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer1906–1945The Cost of Discipleship (1937), “Costly Grace”, p. 45
Jesus is no draughtsman of political blueprints, he is the one who vanquished evil through suffering. It looked as though evil had triumphed on the cross, but the real victory belonged to Jesus.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer1906–1945The Cost of Discipleship (1937), “Revenge”, p. 142
- Good & Evil
This age above all ages is a period in history when it should be our prime duty to preach the Gospel of Grace to all our fellow men and women.
Haile Selassie1892–1975Address to the World Congress on Evangelism, Berlin (28 October 1966)
We wish to recall here the spirit of tolerance shown by Our Lord Jesus Christ when He gave forgiveness to all including those that crucified Him.
Haile Selassie1892–1975Address to the World Congress on Evangelism, Berlin (28 October 1966)
- Forgiveness
To always be close to Jesus, that’s my life plan.
Carlo Acutis1991–2006Short Biography
Go pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it. That’s my worldview.
Mike Johnsonborn 1972Interview with Sean Hannity, Fox News (26 October 2023)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of John (1611), John 3:16 (KJV)In context
- God
- Love
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Jesus7 BC–AD 30The Gospel of Mark (1611), Mark 8:36 (KJV)In context
- Wisdom