John Shelby Spong Quotes

It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.

I think, if you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love.

It was tremendously exciting to discover that science was not destroying religion, as people popularly believe, but that it could cast light on theism and Christianity.

A religion without mystery must be a religion without God.

I'm not a big fan of religion for that reason. But I am a true believer in God, and I have great faith, and I think that a spiritual connection with something is a really important part of our experience. That doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the church.

Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God.

I'm a deeply spiritual person, and I strongly believe that God is watching over me!

I believe in God.

The acknowledgement of the Judeo Christian God is not religion.

Ultimately, I feel like there is just a pervasive evidence of God. Though I know that is maybe a controversial thing to say.

Religion is man's attempt to bind himself back to a relationship with God.

People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven't seen God. But I think that one's beliefs are one's God - and, in those terms, yes, God is there.

I ought to pray as much as God's on my mind, because then I'd pray a lot. All I can tell you is God is real, and so that infuses everything.

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

I grew up Baptist and still go to church. I myself have explored other religions, because I want to know what it is that makes other people tick. I find we're all talking about the same thing, really - it's all God.

The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.

I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose.

I was being foolish. An atheist can't stand behind their assertion that God doesn't exist. The stupidest thing I ever could have done was to reject His Truth.

I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, although I'm inclined to think he might have been a great prophet.

I probably believe in God in a non-denominational way.

I definitely believe in God.

There is no greater distance than that between a man in prayer and God.

I believe that God made this wonderful universe and all that exists.

I now know, by positive experience, that the God of the Christians is the only true God.

I've always believed in God, from the time I was very, very young. I always knew there was something with me, not necessarily knowing what to call it.