Quotes about Religion
False religion does not need a Savior. False religion is rooted in human righteousness. Rather than being broken, needy, poor in spirit, crying out for divine rescue, it comforts itself in evidences of its own righteousness.
- Paul David Tripp
As I've said before, I really do love the honesty of the Bible. I don't need vacuous religious platitudes that delude me into thinking that life is better than it really is. I don't need a form of faith
- Paul David Tripp
Christianity gutted of Christ is devoid of both its beauty and its power.
- Paul David Tripp
Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.
- Paul Tillich
Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern, a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the question of the meaning of our life.
- Paul Tillich
Providence," he argues, "is not a theory about some activities of God; it is the religious symbol of the courage of confidence with respect to fate and death.
- Paul Tillich
Religion is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern a concern which qualifies all other concerns as preliminary and which itself contains the answer to the meaning of life.
- Paul Tillich
There is no place to which we could flee from God, which is outside of God.
- Paul Tillich
The separation of faith and love is always a consequence of a deterioration of religion.
- Paul Tillich
Joseph never worshipped any idol in Egypt, but maintained his faith in the God of Abraham.
- Perry Stone
Remember, Christ never broke the written instructions of God. He only broke the traditions of men
- Perry Stone
While some say a total shutdown of religions and personal freedoms could never occur in the United States, just remember, the Russian Tzars never realized the impact of the Communist revolution until they were removed. The German people were deceived into thinking Hitler would be a positive leader. In our nation, oppressive and freedom-killing legislation would be the method used to chain targeted groups to the pillar of silence and irrelevance.
- Perry Stone