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Gene Robinson
Gene Robinson
American Clergyman
Born: May 29, 1947
Church God Life People Think You
Related authors: Billy Graham Charles R. Swindoll Henry Ward Beecher Jim Elliot Joel Osteen John C. Maxwell Norman Vincent Peale Thomas S. Monson
I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion. Gene Robinson
God Religion People Church Looking Think Synagogue Give Come Mosque Often Them
God calls all of his children to the table. We can disagree and even say a lot of hateful things, but what we can't do in good conscience is leave the table. Or demand that someone else not be at the table. Gene Robinson
God Good Disagree Else Say Hateful Table Someone Demand Calls Leave His Lot Children Even Conscience Things
Faith is a dynamic and ever-changing process, not some fixed body of truth that exists outside our world and our understanding. God's truth may be fixed and unchanging, but our comprehension of that truth will always be partial and flawed at best. Gene Robinson
Truth God Faith Best World Will Understanding Our Our World Some Comprehension Unchanging Outside Partial Always Exists Fixed May Dynamic Process Flawed Body Ever-Changing
The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never supported that celibacy be mandated for someone not called to it. It's never imposed on someone. Gene Robinson
Church Some Someone Never Supported Feel Tradition Imposed Truly Celibacy
The bees learn where they live by landmarks. If they're moved within their home range, they get confused. Gene Robinson
Home Confused Live Range Learn Within Bees Get Moved Where Landmarks
Sometimes there are things worth risking your life for. It was Jesus who said if you want to save your life, you have to lose it. Gene Robinson
Life You Worth Sometimes Lose Risking Said Want Your Who Things Jesus Chance Save
It's not about me. It's about not having to be ashamed. Gene Robinson
Me About Having Ashamed
You know, we live in a time when if somebody wants to kill you, they're going to kill you, and you can either go in a hole and, you know, pull the roof in over you, or you just continue putting one foot in front of the other and hope that you're doing some good in the world. Gene Robinson
Hope Time Good You World Roof Somebody Live Other Some Foot Putting Over Know Doing Go Continue Front Going Just Wants Either Hole Pull
One of the joys of being a Christian or being a person of faith is that you believe deep down that death isn't the worst thing, you know. Not living your life: that's the worst thing. And death is not, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's not, it's not the end of the world. Gene Robinson
Life Death Faith You World Down Believe Living Christian Worst Worst Thing Know Joys End Up End Of The World Cracked Person Being Your Deep Deep Down Thing
Stability is why society has an interest in marriage. Gene Robinson
Marriage Society Stability Interest Why
The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds. Gene Robinson
Work Marriage Women State Abide Objectionable Generally Does Lots Stability Movement Polygamy Interest Inherent Speaking Grounds Deep Whole
You know, I think Jesus was famous and also in a lot of trouble because he always chose people over sort of established procedures. Gene Robinson
You People Trouble Think He Over Know Also Sort Because Always Lot Established Famous Procedures Chose Jesus
And God is always calling me to open myself to all kinds of people that I've never thought about before and also calling me on this inward spiritual journey. Gene Robinson
God Myself Journey Spiritual Me People Thought Before Kinds About Never Open Also Inward Calling Always
Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so. Gene Robinson
Change Slow Churches Institutions Historically Any Moves Speaking Sudden Resistant
What I love about believing in a living God is that I believe God is constantly revealing God's self to us over time, and with each succeeding generation, we come a little closer to understanding the mind of God. Gene Robinson
Love God Time Generation Mind Understanding Believe Living Constantly About Self Over Come Revealing Closer Little Succeeding Us Each Believing

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