Believer Quotes - Page 26

• The greatest danger that besets us does not come from believers or atheists; it comes from those who, under the guise of religion, science or reason, imagine that we can free ourselves from the limitations of human nature and perfect the human species.

  Chris Hedges

  Atheist, Perfect, Doe

  "On Secular Fundamentalism" by Chris Hedges, www.truthdig.com. April 7, 2008.

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• The bible says that all people, not just believers, possess part of the image of God; that is why murder and abortion are wrong.

  Rick Warren

  People, Abortion, Murder

  "Purpose Driven Life". Book by Rick Warren, 2002.

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• Jesus did not send us into the world to make believers but to make disciples.

  Shane Claiborne

  Jesus, World, Disciple

  Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo (2012). “Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?”, p.9, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Ive never been a big believer in ghosts or the spirit world, and for me, that was part of the point of the movie, ... What the Ghostbusters represented was the triumph of human courage and human ingenuity. People create their own monsters. Our fears come from within us, not outside.

  Harold Ramis

  People, Monsters, Triumph

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• I am a passionate believer that Britain has benefited the whole world and that our heritage, our culture, our values and more importantly our people who created those things, are worth fighting for.

  Steve Blake

  Fighting, People, Culture

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• The cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuits God's wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Wrath, Light, Grace

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• Believers can have both religion and science as long as there is no attempt to make A non-A, to make reality unreal, to turn naturalism into supernaturalism. (125)

  Michael Shermer

  Reality, Long, Science And Religion

  Michael Shermer (2007). “Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design”, p.125, Macmillan

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• I am a believer in women, in their ability to do things and in their influence and power. Women set the standards for the world, and it is for us, women in Canada, to set the standards high.

  Nellie L. McClung

  Influence And Power, World, Canada

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• Startups are painful, stressful and at times demoralizing. You need to be a true believer in the vision of what you are doing. You need to passionate about it and love what you’re doing. If you don’t, there is no way you can sustain the hours, stress and disappointment. There’s no way you’re going to be able to convince investors, customers and most importantly recruit a world-class team if you not building something you think is going to change the world.

  Steve Blank

  Disappointment, Stress, Team

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• I'm a firm believer that language and how we use language determines how we act, and how we act then determines our lives and other people's lives.

  Ntozake Shange

  People, Use, Brilliant

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• When the only form of cultural commentary Christians offer is moral condemnation, no wonder we come across to non-believers as angry and scolding.

  Nancy Pearcey

  Christian, Moral, Wonder

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• In every historical period, the religious groups that grow most rapidly are those that set believers at odds with the surrounding culture.

  Nancy Pearcey

  Religious, Odds, Historical

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• Where,oh,where are the eternity-conscious believers? Where are the souls white-hot for God because they fear His holy name and presence and so live with eternity's values in view?

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Names, White, Views

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• They're called in the Scripture the Beatitudes. You know why they're called the Beatitudes without being prestigious? Because they should be the attitudes of every believer. That's the normal Christian life, not the abnormal Christian life. The normal Christian life is holiness.

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Christian, Attitude, Abnormal

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• The best title of the [professing] church of God today, in my judgment, is 'Unbelieving Believers.'

  Leonard Ravenhill

  Church, Titles, Today

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• One seldom discovers a true believer that is worth knowing.

  H. L. Mencken

  Knowing, Agnostic, Journalism

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm a firm believer in shades of gray.

  Blake Ross

  Entrepreneur, Shade, Gray

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• I find it discouraging - and a bit depressing - when I notice the unequal treatment afforded by the media to UFO believers on the one hand, and on the other, to those who believe in an invisible supreme being who inhabits the sky.

  George Carlin

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  George Carlin (2004). “When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?”, Hyperion

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• I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.

  David Levithan

  Serendipity, Together, Purpose

  David Levithan (2009). “Boy Meets Boy”, p.25, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• It is forbidden to decry other sects; the true believer gives honour to whatever in them is worthy of honour.

  Ashoka

  Giving, Worthy, Forbidden

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• When we sing praises to our Lord, we join in the chorus that creation has been singing from the beginning of time. And it is the same anthem that we as believers will be singing for all eternity.

  Laura Story

  Singing, Anthem, Praise

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• In one important sense, Marxism is a religion. To the believer it presents, first, a system of ultimate ends that embody the meaning of life and are absolute standards by which to judge events and actions; and, secondly, a guide to those ends which implies a plan of salvation and the indication of the evil from which mankind, or a chosen section of mankind, is to be saved.

  Joseph A. Schumpeter

  Evil, Judging, Important

  Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy ch. 1 (1942)

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• Every believer is commanded to be plugged in to a local church.

  David Jeremiah

  Church, Local Church, Locals

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• Share the Gospel. According to the Bible, it is every believer's privilege and responsibility to share the Gospel. If we understand what lies ahead for those who do not know Christ, there will be a sense of urgency in our witness.

  David Jeremiah

  Lying, Responsibility, Privilege

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• I'm a New Testament Christian. I reject and throw out titles. I'm not a fundamentalist, though I'm fundamental in all of my doctrine. I'm not an evangelical, because that means that I exclude the Catholics and main-liners, and Orthodox. I'm a believer who loves Jesus and I work with everybody else whatever their denomination; Catholic, Orthodox, charismatic, main line, evangelicals, anyone who loves Jesus.

  Bill Bright

  Christian, Jesus, Mean

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