Quotes by clergymen

My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure righteousness is not lifted up to the people by us, as a society, in that clearness which it might have been, had we been as faithful as we ought to be to the teachings of Christ. John Woolman
Faith Heart People Righteousness Christ Pure Feeling Faithful Society Ought Hath Had Lifted Clearness Been Up Afflicted Often Which Might Us Standard Teachings Deeply
Through the humbling dispensations of Divine Providence, men are sometimes fitted for his service. John Woolman
Service Sometimes Men Through Divine His Providence Fitted Humbling
Sincere friendship towards God, in all who believe him to be properly an intelligent, willing being, does most apparently, directly, and strongly incline to prayer; and it no less disposes the heart strongly to desire to have our infinitely glorious. Jonathan Edwards
Friendship God Prayer Heart Glorious Believe Our Willing Strongly Properly Directly Towards Sincere Most Him Does Intelligent Infinitely Being Less Who Apparently Incline Dispose Desire
It would be stupid tameness, and unaccountable folly, for whole nations to suffer one unreasonable, ambitious and cruel man, to wanton and riot in their misery. Jonathan Mayhew
Man Stupid Unaccountable Would Would-Be Riot Folly Unreasonable Misery Cruel Ambitious Nations Wanton Whole Suffer
Let us prize our freedom; but not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness. Jonathan Mayhew
Freedom Liberty Our Cloak Prize Us Use Let Us
I now add, farther, that the apostle's argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people to obey, and submit to, such rulers as act in contradiction to the public good, and so to the design of their office, that it proves the direct contrary. Jonathan Mayhew
Good People Obey Argument Submit Duty Design Add Rulers Direct Proves Proving Contradiction Contrary Office Public Far Public Good Act Apostle Farther Now
Not to discontinue our allegiance, in this case, would be to join with the sovereign in promoting the slavery and misery of that society, the welfare of which, we ourselves, as well as our sovereign, are indispensably obliged to secure and promote, as far as in us lies. Jonathan Mayhew
Welfare Society Our Ourselves Secure Would Would-Be Promote Lies Promoting Case Allegiance Obliged Join Misery Well Sovereign As Far As Which Far Us Slavery
All civil rulers, as such, are the ordinance and ministers of God; and they are all, by the nature of their office, and in their respective spheres and stations, bound to consult the public welfare. Jonathan Mayhew
God Nature Welfare Respective Rulers Spheres Stations Ministers Civil Consult Bound Office Ordinance Public Public Welfare
The only reason of the institution of civil government; and the only rational ground of submission to it, is the common safety and utility. Jonathan Mayhew
Government Safety Submission Civil Civil Government Only Rational Institution Common Ground Reason Utility
Till people find themselves greatly abused and oppressed by their governors, they are not apt to complain; and whenever they do, in fact, find themselves thus abused and oppressed, they must be stupid not to complain. Jonathan Mayhew
People Stupid Complain Apt Must Find Fact Thus Abuse Till Oppressed Governors Greatly Whenever In Fact Themselves
But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with. Jonathan Mayhew
Government Time Remember Sacred Same Same Time Us Let Us
Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live? Jonathan Sacks
Religion Three Live Every Must Shall Because How Am Answers Questions Reflective Survives Person Ask Then Who Who Am I Why Here
The market economy is very good at wealth creation but not perfect at all about wealth distribution. Jonathan Sacks
Good Wealth Not Perfect Creation Market Market Economy Distribution About Perfect Economy Very
Freedom begins with what we teach our children. That is why Jews became a people whose passion is education, whose heroes are teachers and whose citadels are schools. Jonathan Sacks
Education Freedom People Passion Heroes Jews Our Schools Became Begins Children Teach Teachers Whose Why
Religion is the best antidote to the individualism of the consumer age. The idea that society can do without it flies in the face of history and, now, evolutionary biology. Jonathan Sacks
Best Religion History Age Face Society Biology Evolutionary Consumer Individualism Idea Without Antidote Flies Now
What I find fascinating about Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights we celebrate at this time of the year, is the way its story was transformed by time. Jonathan Sacks
Time Celebrate Year Way Find About Lights Festival Story Transformed Fascinating Jewish
Dreams are where we visit the many lands and landscapes of human possibility and discover the one where we feel at home. The great religious leaders were all dreamers. Jonathan Sacks
Dreams Home Great Dreamers Visit Possibility Religious Religious Leaders Leaders Feel Were Discover Human Where Lands Landscapes Many
Stabilizing the euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another. A world in which material values are everything and spiritual values nothing is neither a stable state nor a good society. The time has come for us to recover the Judeo-Christian ethic of human dignity in the image of God. Jonathan Sacks
God Time Good Spiritual Dignity Healing Culture World Values Nothing Society State Everything Neither One Thing Recover Come Another Material Nor Surrounds Stable Human Which Human Dignity Ethic Us Euro Thing Image
In thinking about religion and society in the 21st century, we should broaden the conversation about faith from doctrinal debates to the larger question of how it might inspire us to strengthen the bonds of belonging that redeem us from our solitude, helping us to construct together a gracious and generous social order. Jonathan Sacks
Faith Religion Conversation Together Solitude Inspire Society Thinking Our Broaden About Construct Generous Redeem How Question Debates Gracious Order Social Might Century Us Should Social Order Helping Larger Strengthen Belonging Bonds
Jews know this in their bones. Our community could not exist for a day without its volunteers. They are the lifeblood of our organizations, whether they involve welfare, youth, education, care of the sick and elderly, or even protection against violence and abuse. Jonathan Sacks
Education Day Youth Welfare Protection Care Community Sick Jews Our Our Community Lifeblood Could Volunteers Abuse Involve Know Without Exist Whether Against Elderly Organizations Even Violence Bones
Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise. Jonathan Sacks
Religion Imminent Since Demise Western Intellectuals Predicted Century Many
The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety. Jonathan Sacks
Peace People Safety Entitled Nation Live Other Israel Any
Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race. Jonathan Sacks
Education Best Age Gender Out Civic Indicator More Involvement Than Accurate Race Turns Income
Islamophobia is a complex phenomenon. Jonathan Sacks
Complex Phenomenon
Parenthood involves massive sacrifice: money, attention, time and emotional energy. Jonathan Sacks
Time Money Sacrifice Energy Parenthood Emotional Attention Involves Massive
Europe is dying. That is one of the unsayable truths of our time. We are undergoing the moral equivalent of climate change and no one is talking about it. Jonathan Sacks
Time Change Our Our Time Moral About No-One Undergoing Talking Climate Climate Change Equivalent Truths Dying Europe
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