Quotes by clergymen

Pride deafens us to the advice or warnings of those around us. John C. Maxwell

Pride Advice Those Around Us Warnings

Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do. John C. Maxwell

Change Will Few Never Policies Principles Many

It seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus. John C. Maxwell

Life You Focus Older Seems More Get

The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force. John C. Maxwell

Experience Pain Force Motivating Loss

Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful. John C. Maxwell

Longing Every Significant Something Purposeful Part Noble Make Person Contribution

The divine law indeed has excluded women from this ministry, but they endeavour to thrust themselves into it; and since they can effect nothing of themselves, they do all through the agency of others. John Chrysostom

Women Law Nothing Others Indeed Ministry Through Divine Thrust Excluded Since Effect Endeavour Agency Themselves

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. John Henry Newman

Gentleman Pain Say Definition Never He Almost Who

God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character. John Ortberg

Politics, after all, is largely about power. And power goes to the core of our issues of control and narcissism and need to be right and tendency to divide the human race into 'us' vs. 'them.' John Ortberg

God tests His people through hardship. John Piper

God People Through His Tests Hardship

The Gospel offers forgiveness for the past, new life for the present, and hope for the future. John Sentamu

Life Hope Future Forgiveness New Life Past New Gospel Offers Present

The audience that I try to reach are members of what I call the church alumni association. Now they are people who have not found in institutional religion a God big enough to be God for their world. John Shelby Spong

God Religion People World Try Church Big Enough Members Institutional Reach Call Alumni Audience Big Enough Who Found Now Association

I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation, and an assurance was given me that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death. John Wesley

In a storm, I think, 'What if the gospel be not true? Then thou art, of all men, most foolish. For what has thou given up thy goods, thy ease, thy friends, thy reputation, thy country, thy life?' John Wesley

I assert that nothing ever comes to pass without a cause. Jonathan Edwards

Cause Nothing Without Pass Assert Ever

It is the truth of grace and not of the law that brings you true freedom. The truth of the law only binds you. In fact, religious bondage is one of the most crippling bondages with which a person can be encumbered. Religious bondage keeps one in constant fear, guilt, and anxiety. Joseph Prince

Truth Freedom You Grace Anxiety Law Fear Guilt Crippling Constant Religious Only Fact True Most True Freedom Person In Fact Which Binds Keeps Brings Bondage

Prosperity is right. Amen. We prosper to prosper others. We prosper to prosper God's kingdom, so come believing. Joseph Prince

God Prosperity Others Kingdom Prosper Come Amen Believing Right

Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. Lyman Beecher

Death Alone Lie Will Run Chase Never Itself