Quotes about Teachings
Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
— 1 Timothy 4:1
Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God,
— Hebrews 6:1
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
— Hebrews 13:9
If we were to set out to establish a religion in polar opposition to the Beatitudes Jesus taught, it would look strikingly similar to the pop Christianity that has taken over the airwaves of North America.
— Tony Campolo
The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. How do I guess at the future? Based on the omens of the present. The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live ach day according to the teachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.
— Paulo Coelho
The wise men understood that this natural world is only an image and a copy of paradise. The existence of this world is simply a guarantee that there exists a world that is perfect. God created the world so that, through its visible objects, men could understand his spiritual teachings and the marvels of his wisdom.
— Paulo Coelho
The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live each day according to the teachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.
— Paulo Coelho
Although Boller entirely ignores them, there are numerous Gospel phrases in Washington's writings from the teachings of Jesus, the one whom Washington publicly called "the Divine Author of our Blessed Religion.
— Peter Lillback
Moreover, nothing less than both written evidence and recorded deeds from Washington himself will be sufficient to explain how he could simultaneously explicitly advocate Christian missionary evangelism, and yet as a Deist deny the teachings of Christianity.
— Peter Lillback
What I have to say is of no importance. Let me tell you what the Son of God had to say.
— Corrie Ten Boom
Millions of Bible-reading Christians who today call themselves charismatics do not believe in health and wealth teachings.
— Craig Keener
The test of observance of Christ's teachings is our consciousness of our failure to attain an ideal perfection. The degree to which we draw near this perfection cannot be seen; all we can see is the extent of our deviation.
— Philip Yancey