Quotes about Belonging
God's purpose for the Christian's involvement in the church was radically different from my gas-station approach. The church wasn't merely a place to swing by for a fill-up. The journey of the Christian faith was supposed to be made with other believers. The church isn't a gas station, I realized. It's the bus I'm supposed to be traveling on.
— Joshua Harris
For individuals to become fully active in the Church, they generally must experience a spiritual conversion and a social integration.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Christianity is not a white man's religion and don't let anybody ever tell you that it's white or black. Christ belongs to all people; he belongs to the whole world.
— Billy Graham
When we know God personally through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, we can have confidence that the angels of God will watch over us and assist us because we belong to Him.
— Billy Graham
The church is far greater than [a building or denomination]. It includes the whole family of God—that vast unseen fellowship of men and women throughout the ages who belong to Christ. Paul wrote of "God's household, which is the church of the living God" [1 Timothy 3:15 NIV).
— Billy Graham
Not only does God give us a new relationship with Himself and make us citizens of His kingdom, but He also gives us a new family—the family of God.
— Billy Graham
Children respect discipline. They want to be guided. It gives them a sense of belonging, a sense of security.
— Billy Graham
The kind of society we live in can contribute to loneliness. Mobility and constant change tend to make some individuals feel rootless and disconnected.
— Billy Graham
Subtle persecution may happen to you in your office, school, or social gathering. You may not be "with it," or be "one of the crowd." No suffering that the Christian endures for Christ is ever in vain.
— Billy Graham
In some ways, Christians are homeless. Our true home is waiting for us, prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Billy Graham
The church isn't just a particular building or congregation but the spiritual fellowship of all who belong to Jesus Christ. If we belong to Christ, we also belong to each other.
— Billy Graham
Love would never leave us alone.
— Bob Marley