Essence Of The Church Quotes

#1. Congregational life wherein each member has his opportunity to contribute to the life of the whole body, those gifts with which the Spirit endows him, is as much of the essence of the Church as are ministry and sacraments.

Lesslie Newbigin

#2. The woman's essence has always been the most powerful force
much like nature has always been Satan's church.
Quote from the Vampire exhibit at Hallands Kulturhistoriska museum 2012

Czon

#3. At a time when special interest money is being showered on legislators in Washington, grassroots donors offer members of Congress a refreshing independence. The $25 and $50 donor is not looking for special favors. He or she is simply expecting their Congressman to go do the right thing.

John Sarbanes

#4. Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency?

Francine Rivers

#5. If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don't actually live longer; it just seems longer.

Clement Freud

#6. We must understand the essence of our faith to be something other than a list of opinions, propositions, or statements that our group holds but cannot prove. (p. 22)

Brian McLaren

#7. Love is the essence of the holiness of the Church.

Alexander Schmemann

#8. Darkness fears light,
but light does not fear darkness.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#9. The church is supposed to help the people discover their calling and reveal the Kingdom of God to them

Sunday Adelaja

#10. The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

Teresa Of Avila

#11. He was unable to get it out of his mind. Was it really possible that he had spent the past thirty years worshipping the church rather than God? Because that, in essence, was the accusation Benitez had leveled against him.

Robert Harris

#12. I think that Ingersoll had all the attributes of a perfect man, and, in my opinion, no finer personality ever existed. Judging from the past, I cannot help thinking that the intention of the Supreme Intelligence that rules the world is to ultimately make such a type of man universal.

Thomas A. Edison

#13. When you look at elephant herds that are nonstressed, the males are never around. They mate, they go; they're loners.

Mark Shand

#14. The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact.

Arthur Smith

#15. What we preach in church. We believe in the resurrection on the Day of Judgement and in eternal life. The reunion of loved ones is the essence of the Easter message.

Arnaldur Indridason

#16. Where have all the flowers gone

Marlene Dietrich

#17. Let's pretend you are capable of being who I think I need you to be: a love story.

Melissa Broder