religious studies quotes

christianity - belief, teachings, and practices / theme A - relationships / theme D - war, peace, and conflict

nature of God quotes:

"for God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son"
"in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"

trinity quotes:

"the spirit of God was hovering over the waters"
"in the beginning was the Word, and the Word with God"

creation quotes:

"God saw all that he had made and it was very good"
"God said 'let there be light' and there was light"

incarnation quotes:

"the Word became flesh and lived among us"

crucifixion quotes:

"surely, this man was the Son of God"
"my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

resurrection quotes:

"He is not here, He has risen"

ascension quotes:

"after the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven"

life after death quotes:

"those who believe in me, even though they die, will live"
"whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life"

heaven and hell quotes:

"and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth"
"then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life"

sin and salvation quotes:

"by the Grace of God, I am what I am"
"salvation is the great work of God"

prayer quotes:

LITURGICAL, NON-LITURGICAL, PUBLIC, PRIVATE
"to wish to pray is a prayer in itself"
"bless us, o Lord, and these your gifts, which we are about to receive from your bounty. through Christ our Lord. amen"

worship quotes:

"shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth"
"in prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart"

baptism quotes:

"this is my beloved Son; with whom I am well pleased"
"baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit"

communion quotes:

"do this in remembrance of me"
"this is my body" / "this is my blood of the covenant"

sacraments quotes:

baptism - "may the Lord's blessings be poured upon you as the waters of baptism are poured upon your soul"
eucharist - "whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life"
confirmation - "commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act"
reconciliation - "God reconciled the world to himself through Christ"
anointing of the sick - "and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick man"
marriage - "a man who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord"
holy orders - "as the Father has sent me, so I send you" / "receive the Holy Spirit"

christmas quotes:

"a savior is born"
"God's gifts and calling can't be taken back"

easter quotes:

"for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son"
"he has risen"

pilgrimage quotes:

"faith by itself, if not accompanied by action, is dead"
"my prayer is my pilgrimage"

mission and evangelism quotes:

"therefore go and make disciples of all nations"

persecution quotes:

"blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"

sex outside marriage quotes:

"you shall not commit adultery"
"flee from sexual immorality"

homosexuality quotes:

"a man should not lie with another man as he does with a woman - it is detestable"
"treat others as you would like to be treated"

contraception quotes:

"be fruitful and multiply"

marriage quotes:

"that is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh"

divorce quotes:

"anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her"

nature of families quotes:

"honour your mother and father"
"anyone who does not provide for their relatives has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever"

gender equality quotes:

"so God created mankind in His own image; in the image of God. he created them, male and female, he created them"
"there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus"

violent protest and terrorism quotes:

"do not kill"
"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"

causes of war quotes:

"for the love of money is the root of all evil"
"do not repay anyone evil for evil"

weapons of mass destruction quotes:

"thou shall not kill"
"man's life comes from God; it is his gift, his image and imprint, a sharing in his breath of life"

holy war quotes:

"those who live by the sword, die by the sword"
"if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them other cheek also"

pacifism quotes:

"blessed are the peacemakers"
"if your enemy is hungry, feed him... overcome evil with good"

victims of war quotes:

"for I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink"
"love thy neighbour"