Quotes about Christ

Was it not through pride that the devil became the devil? Christ wanted to serve. The devil wanted to rule.

There was never any doubt of Christ's priorities.

I never realized what a great privilege it is to be able to use the voice for Christ until I was deprived of it.

Anchoring our hope to Christ means we live with a confident expectation that he will therefore fulfill his promises to us.

Pain and suffering are frequently the means by which we become motivated to finally surrender to God and to seek the cure of Christ.

To use a popular illustration, all other religions are spelled "D-O." That is, they are based on people doing something, through their struggling and striving, to somehow earn the good favor of God. [...] By contrast, Christianity is spelled "D-O-N-E," because it's based on what Jesus Christ has done for us on the cross.

Is Christ being offensive when he says that he is the only way to God? Judging by the number of people who are offended, you'd better believe it! Is Christ being exclusive? That's a different question.

The church needs to be so clear about its identity as the body of Christ that everything it does generates a gravitational pull toward the heart.

Some preachers need a travel agent to handle all the guilt trips they put on God's people. But there is a big difference between putting a guilt trip on Christians and unveiling Christ to them. When Christ is presented in power, the Spirit of God will undoubtedly convict those who are walking in contradiction to their new nature.

The essential element of Christian truth is that the risen Christ is not something you mimic but someone you manifest.

Every crisis raises relational issues: Will you try it and handle it yourself? Will you find a new partner? Or will you and Jesus tackle the crisis together? In tackling the stuff of life together, you'll see that your relationship with God will deepen. In pondering Christ, you find that you are in fact living His life, and God is living yours. Christ in you and you in Christ. God doesn't lead you through phases or steps.

The currency of the gospel of religion is fear and imposition. The currency of the gospel of Christ is love and invitation.