Faith Expectations Quotes

Tolerance is a relatively weak virtue; we're called to so much more than that in the body of Christ.

An Indiana Member of Congress says, "A Sunday in San Francisco will convince any one that at least two thirds of the population are composed of heathens and infidels".... But does the Indiana mind suppose that we came all the way to the Pacific to acquire faith and practice virtue? We could have done that sort of stupid business at home.

THINGS JESUS NEVER SAID: "You should come with me to church.

Asking God for a specific thing will amount to limiting God to a specific answer.

... when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief.

Sometimes it is possible to live without knowing our neighbours: this is not Christian

Jesus didn't accomplish everything so that you could accomplish nothing.

Please do not put earthly expectations on a heavenly experience.

I've come to see that you can limit God is different ways. You can limit Him by thinking he can never work in spectacular ways. But you can also limit Him by thinking that only the spectacular is meaningful." - from "Dug Down Deep

Christianity is not some ideal toward which we ought always to strive even though the ideal is out of reach. Christianity is not a series of slogans that sum up our beliefs.

The emphasis is on community, on participating in more and more programs and events, on meeting more and more people. It’s a constant tension for many introverts that they’re not living that out. And in a religious world, there’s more at stake when you feel that tension. It doesn’t feel like ‘I’m not doing as well as I’d like.’ It feels like ‘God isn’t pleased with me.’

Dear Young People, do not be mediocre; the Christian life challenges us with great ideals!

These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own.

There are ten commandments, right? Well, it's like an exam. You get eight out of ten, you're just about top of the class.

When did we start believing God wants to send us to safe places to do easy things?

On Easter I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes, when I've listened to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned.

The demands of Jesus are difficult just because they require us to do something extraordinary. At the same time he asks us to regard these as something usual, ordinary.

People are often unhappy in the Christian life because they have thought of Christianity, and the whole message of the gospel, in inadequate terms.

Lukewarm people call 'radical' what Jesus expected of all His followers.

I always felt like the only messaging I was hearing around faith was, you need to be perfect or you can leave.

God doesn't have to try to do supernatural things. He is supernatural. He would have to try to not be. If He is invited to a situation, we should expect nothing but supernatural invasion.

I get irritated when I hear preachers say, "Come to Jesus and all your problems will be over." That's just simply a lie.