Quotes about Conformity

Americans are getting like a Ford car, they all have the same exact parts, the same upholstering and make exactly the same noises.

when the soul no longer conforms to the will of God, the body no longer conforms to the will of the soul.

The divine order then is first pardon, then holiness; first peace with God, and then conformity to the image of that God with whom we have been brought to be at peace.

The great challenge which faces us is to assure that, in our society of big-ness, we do not strangle the voice of creativity, that the rules of the game do not come to overshadow its purpose, that the grand orchestration of society leaves ample room for the man who marches to the music of another drummer.

Will we trust that God is good even when life is not? Our response to pain and challenges determines so much about our future. If we decide to trust, we will grow in our faith, deepen in our intimacy with God, and be conformed to the image of Christ. But if we allow our hearts to drift, we'll wake up one day drowning in doubts, buried in burdens, and feeling far from the only one who can help us heal.

We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different.

And as you come to know Him, you're becoming like Him. The more you are like Him, the more different you will be.

The current of normalcy will pull you away from God at every opportunity if you let it.

Ongoing process, which is still happening today, of letting God's Word, empowered by God's Spirit, conform me to the image of Christ was God's calling to sanctification.

Normality is a paved road: It's comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.

My darling girl, when are you going to realize that being normal is not necessarily a virtue? It rather denotes a lack of courage." - Aunt Frances

Legalism is a subtle danger because no one thinks of himself as a legalist. My own rules seem necessary; other people's rules seem excessively strict.