Innocent III Quotes

To arrive at the truth in all things, we ought always to be ready to believe that what seems to us white is black if the hierarchical Church so defines it.

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

And the Lord said unto Samuel. Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee

The Bible, as a revelation from God, was not designed to give us all the information we might desire, nor to solve all the questions about which the human soul is perplexed, but to impart enough to be a safe guide to the haven of eternal rest.

We are to yield to the authority God has in place, and look to Him to find out what He would have us to do about those things that are concerning to us.

Revealed religion is one thing, revealed legislation, another.

Religion is run by thought police. 'Obey. Listen. This is what you do. Don't ask questions. Go die for your country.' The spirituality says, 'Okay, you can die for your country, but know what you're doing while you're doing it.'

The only thing that matters is submitting to the will of God.

To do my duty, I must obey God.

In times of death and famine, reason is on the side of the priests—who have their own kind of logic which cries for miracles and, on occasion, sometimes invents them.

O you who believe! Obey God, the Prophet, and those who have authority among you.

Mark this, you that despise and oppose the Message of the Lord God that he sends by Women; What had become of the Redemption of the whole Body of Mankind, if they had not cause to believe the Message that the Lord Jesus sent by these Women

Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power or the power of God.

I've been able to stay good because of my family and keeping God first. If you don't have God in your life, how are you going to navigate through this world?

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

It is possible to rise to the lofty standard set by the Lord for priesthood holders in making decisions in quorums. It is possible when there is great faith and love and the absence of contention.

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much attention to him.

The best thing about science is that hard, empirical answers are always there if you look hard enough. The best thing about religion is that the very absence of that certainty is what requires - and gives rise to - deep feelings of faith.

I do know this: God does answer your prayers, but it's not always in the way you expect. God knows what's best for us, though, so there's no need to worry when things don't go how we originally wanted them to go.

I think in church you're raised like God is God and you are here.

Jesus does not give recipes that show the way to God as other teachers of religion do. He is himself the way.

My faith grew strong, and I sent a letter (as I was ordered) to the Rev. Dignitary of the Cathedral of Exeter. I was assured, before I sent it, he would not answer it.

If one has the answers to all the questions - that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.