Quotes about Church

The Church imposes nothing; she only proposes, she proposes like a lover to the beloved.

We have to assess: Are we making disciples along the way as we draw people to our churches?

Civil officials have no business meddling in private religious affairs.

We believe in separation of church and state, that there should be no unwarranted influence on the church or religion by the state, and vice versa.

Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.

The Christian church has set up a religion of pomp and revenue in pretended imitation of a person (Jesus) who lived a life of poverty.

Yet this is trash that the Church imposes upon the world as the Word of God; this is the collection of lies and contradictions called the Holy Bible! This is the rubbish called Revealed Religion!

Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive

The Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible is the religion of Christ's church.

For church planters, the motivation is not about the romantic or heroic venture ... it is because you realize you can't not plant one.

Do you think it was part of some plan, that you got shot so you would end up in that church and discover religion?' Bruce shook his head. 'I got shot because someone was willing to exchange the name of an undercover cop for a lot of cash. Ending up in church--God was just kind enough to make something come out of the disaster that hit my life.

Churchgoers feel righteous, responsible, and obedient to God's will. They view anyone unlike themselves as devoid of values, and therefore unworthy of God's love. By denying God to all those who have strayed from the path of righteousness, the devout are unwittingly taking on themselves a role that belongs only to God.