Quotes about Honest Faith
Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
— John Bunyan
Jesus is his name. There's no point in pretending that his name is Herbert.
— Marianne Williamson
If we say we trust in Him, but in reality do not, then God, taking us at our word, lets us see that we do not really confide in Him, and hence failure arises.
— George Muller
The church is the last place we want to be sold another product, the last place we want to be entertained.
— Rachel Held Evans
But this is real prayer, down and dirty. It is not nice church prayer that refuses to ask anything because we mostly do not believe that prayers are heard or answered.
— Walter Brueggemann
I'd rather be biblically correct than politically correct.
— Mark Batterson
You cannot produce trust just like you cannot 'do' humility. It either is or is not.
— William Paul Young
Grace strips away the tin, rips off the masks, helps us to be ourselves so that when we speak of our faith it rings true.
— Charles Swindoll
The prayer preceding all prayers is 'May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to.'
— CS Lewis
Feelings are great liars. If Christians worshipped only when they felt like it, there would be precious little worship. Feelings are important in many areas but completely unreliable in matters of faith.
— Eugene Peterson
listen. 15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
— Lysa TerKeurst