Religion quotes

One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.

I know the Bible is inspired because it inspires me.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

The Bible shows the way to go to heaven, not the way the heavens go.

Human beings must be known to be loved but Divine beings must be loved to be known.

Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.

So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you search, and you will find knock, and the door will be opened for you.

We are punished by our sins, not for them.

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples my philosophy is kindness.

Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.