Quotes about Church
The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.
— Pope John Paul II
That very church which the world likes best is sure to be that which God abhors.
— Charles Spurgeon
Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults.
— John Calvin
The pulpit is not a place to settle scores, it's a place to preach the word of God.
— Greg Laurie
Church only benefits you when you participate in the presence of God.
— Bishop TD Jakes
The church is God's vineyard.
— Heinrich Bullinger
The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God
— Rick Warren
Grace is God himself, his loving energy at work within his church and within our souls.
— Evelyn Underhill
If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God's poetic justice.
— Timothy Keller
It is far easier to be a Christian in isolation than it is to live out one's faith in the context of all those other imperfect people who make up God's church.
— Gordon Fee
And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
— Hans Kung
God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.
— Michael Horton