Quotes about Anointed
Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed...
- Janette Oke
If we do not respond to human affection we cannot be loved by God in the way in which He has willed to love us—with the Heart of the Man, Jesus Who is God, the Son of God, and the anointed Christ.
- Thomas Merton
Had the devil known that killing Jesus the Christ (the Anointed One) would make it possible for millions of "anointed ones" to fill the earth as the fruit of Jesus' death, he never would have crucified Him.
- Bill Johnson
The words Jesus Christ are not a first and last name; they are actually a name and a title. The name Jesus is derived from the Greek form of the name Jeshua or Joshua, meaning "Jehovah-Savior" or "the Lord saves." The title Christ is derived from the Greek word for Messiah (or the Hebrew Mashiach, see Daniel 9:26) and means "anointed one.
- Josh McDowell
Jesus thought he was anointed by God to proclaim the gospel to the poor and to proclaim freedom for prisoners and recovered sight for the blind and to set the oppressed free. This is why he came.
- Scot McKnight
But God is saying, "You're a son. I've equipped you, empowered you, and anointed you.
- Joel Osteen
He is a chosen vessel unto me.
- Anonymous
In the Bible, ordination - I don't see that in the Scripture. In the Bible, it's whether you're filled with the Holy Spirit, whether you're anointed by God, whether you're called by God, whether you're obedient to Him. I want to be those things, but I don't see any purpose for me in being ordained.
- Anne Graham Lotz
beauty. We must know for our comfort that Christ was not anointed to this great work of Mediator for lesser sins only, but for the greatest
- Richard Sibbes
The Lord specifically told me that He has appointed and anointed Daniel Kolenda as my successor.
- Reinhard Bonnke
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted.
- James Carroll