Quotes related to 1 Peter 2:12
God's idea is for us to become the Word of God, in such a way that men can read the Word by looking at our lives.
— Chris Oyakhilome
Ability without honor is useless.
— Cicero
The problem is that God is being dismissed from the culture, and that vacuum is allowing, or is the basis for, the deterioration of society. That is because Christians have not kept Him in the center of the culture.
— Tony Evans
Christians must go beyond criticizing the degradation of American culture, roll up their sleeves, and get to work on positive solutions. The only way to drive out bad culture is with good culture.
— Nancy Pearcey
Francis of Assisi once said, "We should preach the gospel all day long—and if necessary, use words!
— Tony Campolo
A virtuous expediency, then, seems the highest desirable or attainable earthly excellence for the mass of men, and is the only earthly excellence that their Creator intended for them.
— Herman Melville
Chesterton said once that there is only one unanswerable argument against Christianity: Christians. And
— Peter Kreeft
Jesus not only kept Himself from engaging in evil, He also continually acted in ways that honored and glorified god. He not only continually avoided the negative, He always pursued the positive.
— David Jeremiah
When Christian leaders act unjustly, it reflects on the character of God. Unbelievers watch and decide that if Christians are like that, their God must also be unjust.
— Loren Cunningham
Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.
— Thomas Monson
Author Stephen Brown notes that a veterinarian can learn a lot about a dog owner he has never met just by observing the dog. What does the world learn about God by watching us his followers on earth?
— Philip Yancey
Jesus, who said little about how believers should behave when we gather together and much about how we can affect the world around us.
— Philip Yancey