Quotes about Sincerity

But is it what we love, or how we love, That makes true good?

Inauthenticity among the ranks of those claiming to be Christians can become an almost insurmountable barrier to belief.

God doesn't want us to pile up impressive phrases. He doesn't want us to use words without thinking about their meaning. He wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father—authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly. I heard a man do this once when I least expected it.

Let us wash the cosmetics from our souls and look at the unadorned condition of our hearts.

We should realize that the greatest defense we can have against the devil is to maintain an honest heart before God.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.

The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover that I am ministering to AIDS victims to enhance my resume. I find I renounced ice cream for Lent to lose five excess pounds... I have fallen victim to what T.S. Eliot calls the greatest sin: to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

it is better to live naked in truth than clothed in fantasy.

Biblically, tenderness is what follows when someone reveals to you your own inner beauty, when you discover your belovedness, when you experience that you are deeply and sincerely liked by someone.

The kingdom belongs to people who aren't trying to look good or impress anybody, even themselves. They are not plotting how they can call attention to themselves, worrying about how their actions will be interpreted or wondering if they will get gold stars for their behavior.