Quotes by clergymen

Whenever the strength of God is not recognized as the source of our strength, we are breaking the First Commandment: Do not have any gods before me. John Piper
God Strength Me First Before Our Recognized Source Commandment Gods Any Whenever Breaking
There are many pointers in the Bible concerning the rightness, the goodness, the beauty, the justice, the preciousness of racial harmony and diversity. John Piper
Bible Justice Diversity Goodness Beauty Harmony Concerning Racial Many
I have tried to devote my life - with all my husband failures, father failures, pastor failures, friend failures, any other possible failures I'm sure I've done them - to the God-centeredness of God and my aspiring, yearning to join Him in that activity. God is passionate about hallowing the name of God. John Piper
Life God Father Husband My Life Other Possible Tried About Join Failures Name Devote Him Sure Passionate Yearning Friend Pastor Any Done Them Aspiring Activity
God has levels of willing and delighting. He wills and delights in things in different ways so that approval and disapproval can coexist without being contradictory, without canceling each other out. I am making the case here for infinite complexity. John Piper
God Other Approval Ways Complexity Out Willing Wills Case Delighting Delights He Disapproval Without Making Am Contradictory Infinite Being Different Each Different Ways Coexist Things Levels Here
I've always wondered, am I a writer who preaches or a preacher who writes? I don't know. I love them both. John Piper
Love Both Writer Writes Know Always Am Preacher Preaches Wondered Them Who
Early on, you talk about God because you consider Him to be most important. But later, you realize there are means by which God is known and portrayed. John Piper
God You Important Consider Later About Most Talk Him Known Because Which Realize Means Early Portrayed
Supernatural does not mean methodological stupidity. John Piper
Stupidity Supernatural Does Mean
I believe God has a future for ethnic Israel. John Piper
Future God Believe Israel Ethnic
I owe my life and hope to the gospel. John Piper
Life Hope My Life Gospel Owe
It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. John Piper
Amazing Ministry How Go Many
What do you do with people in same-sex relationships that are committed, loving and Christian? Would you rather bless a sheep and a tree, and not them? John Sentamu
You People Sheep Christian Tree Relationships Would Rather Bless Committed Same-Sex Loving Them
Marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. I don't think it is the role of the state to define what marriage is. John Sentamu
Relationship Man Woman Marriage Think State Define Between Role
What a fantastic honour to be given the opportunity to write a column in the first ever 'Sunday Sun.' John Sentamu
Opportunity Sunday First Honour Sun Given Write Column Fantastic Ever
Would we be a better society if we made marriage simply a private contract between two individuals, with no wider implications of kinship and family? I do not believe that we would. John Sentamu
Family Marriage Better Made Believe Society Would Kinship Simply Individuals Between Implications Private Contract Wider Two
I believe God is real, but I believe God calls me beyond myself to take responsibility for my life and to try top work to allow other people to be themselves and to take responsibility for their lives. John Shelby Spong
Life Work God Myself Me People Try Responsibility My Life Believe Other Top Take Allow Beyond Calls Real Themselves Lives
Oh the Christian church has encouraged enormous immaturity among the peoples who are its primary adherence. John Shelby Spong
People Church Christian Enormous Immaturity Adherence Primary Encouraged Oh Who Among Christian Church
Inequality for gay and lesbian people is no longer a debatable issue in either church or state. John Shelby Spong
Gay People Church Lesbian State Longer Inequality Issue Debatable Either
I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he's no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile. John Shelby Spong
Nature First Think Universe Our Ancestors Boots Must Admire Shaken Sees Vastness He Hostile Part Self-Conscious Longer Looks Himself Because Becomes Were His Person Against Whoever
Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they're willing to die if they can take down some of their enemies. John Shelby Spong
Life Terrorism People Enemies Negative Down Despair Has-Been Willing Some Take Real Been Die Whom
I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies. John Shelby Spong
Life You Enemies Having Learned Get Places Right Early
It's just not easy enough to say that I pray and God will accomplish. John Shelby Spong
God Will Enough Say Easy Pray Accomplish Just
Religion is a mixed blessing. John Shelby Spong
Religion Blessing Mixed
I experience God as the power of love. John Shelby Spong
Love God Experience Power
The way that I see Christianity is that its role is to enhance the life of every person. John Shelby Spong
Life Every Christianity Way See Role Person Enhance
The Christ path is the path I've walked all my life, so it's normal and natural. And I have no reason to abandon it because it leads to where I want to go. John Shelby Spong
Life Natural Path Christ My Life All My Life Abandon No Reason Leads Because Go Normal Walked Where Want Reason
The biblical texts that we Christians have used for centuries to justify our hostility toward the Jews need to be banished forever from the sacred writings of the Christian church. John Shelby Spong
Bible Church Christian Jews Our Sacred Writings Hostility Toward Texts Forever Banished Justify Centuries Used Christian Church Christians Need
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