A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.

To you I’m an atheist; to God, I’m the Loyal Opposition.

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this – that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made – not to understand – but to feel – as crime.

I was reared in the church, in the Presbyterian Church.

We have a great group of guys that really sacrifice every night, care about each other, and try to play the right away.

There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.

You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won’t receive the good things God has in store.

I have the people behind me and the people are my strength.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you ‚You’re no good,‘ you don’t have to take on the guilt and condemnation he wants to put on you. No! You can immediately confess your mistake to God, thank Him for forgiving you and cleansing you with the blood of Jesus, and move forward in the victory of His grace and forgiveness.

I read the book of Job last night, I don’t think God comes out well in it.

So you cannot, as a Christian, walk away from Africa.

There are a lot of self-imposed restrictions by people who somehow believe they have to fall in with a certain military cant. There was always a sense that we had to put things into words that would touch our troops‘ hearts, not just their heads.

God not only plays dice, He also sometimes throws the dice where they cannot be seen.

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.

There are two great forces, God’s force of good and the devil’s force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we don’t understand.

The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

I believe many people feel like God is mad at them.

The ways of the Lord are different from the ways of man. Man’s ways remove people from office or business when they grow old or become disabled. But man’s ways are not and never will be the Lord’s ways.

There are some Christian people who taste and see and enjoy religion in their own souls, and who get at a deeper knowledge of it than books can ever give them, though they should search all their days.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

God always has patience.

The devil is a peace stealer, and he works hard to set us up to get upset. But we can learn how to change our approach so we don’t live upset all of the time. And Jesus gives us the best example to follow.

Lo! The poor Indian, whose untutored mind sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind.

The human animal cannot be trusted for anything good except en masse. The combined thought and action of the whole people of any race, creed or nationality, will always point in the right direction.

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

At the bottom of education, at the bottom of politics, even at the bottom of religion, there must be for our race economic independence.

People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.

The U.S. is off the spectrum in religious commitment.

I deal with more practical issues of the Bible.

I’ve taught a lot about prayer over the years and how it is really just talking to God.

To ‚choose‘ dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid.

Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature.

I am a Christian. That obliges me to be a Communist.

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

We are never defeated unless we give up on God.

The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith.

I’m a Christian – I really don’t believe in UFOs.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek – I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.

I believe God, Jesus, died that we not just go to Heaven but that we excel in this life. I never think you make money your goal… God wants you to excel. Just keep Him in first place, and God will open up doors you never dreamed of.

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.

In South Korea, they believe that when you turn 60, you’ve become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I just think that that’s the height of intelligence.

Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.

I have always believed in God.

We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy.

Whether we’re happy with our circumstances or not, giving God praise is so important.

I see the face of a child. He lives in a great city. He is black. Or he is white. He is Mexican, Italian, Polish. None of that matters. What matters, he’s an American child.

In the same way the sun never grows weary of shining, nor a stream of flowing, it is God’s nature to keep His promises. Therefore, go immediately to His throne and say, ‚Do as You promised.‘

I believe that a trusting attitude and a patient attitude go hand in hand. You see, when you let go and learn to trust God, it releases joy in your life. And when you trust God, you’re able to be more patient. Patience is not just about waiting for something… it’s about how you wait, or your attitude while waiting.

Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands.

You may make some mistakes – but that doesn’t make you a sinner. You’ve got the very nature of God on the inside of you.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

The violence in the Bible is appalling.

God never promised us a trouble-free life.

My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.