Quotes about Jesus
Indeed, an ecumenical spirit extending to the worldly, to the flawed, to the politically compromised, and to the sexually stigmatized was what separated Jesus from his rigorously puritanical mentor.
— James Carroll
The I AM of God, of Jesus, is the "I am" of every person, and it consists in every person being aware of herself or himself.
— James Carroll
To each one, the encounter with Jesus is unique, however it occurs. That no one possesses Jesus, or fully understands him, is why the movement toward Jesus can never be made alone.
— James Carroll
The heart of Jesus is compassionate and understanding. It has felt the sting of ingratitude, and when my heart suffers from that same offense, I can turn to him, and he understands my feelings.
— Mother Angelica
Jesus never uttered a loftier or a grander truth than when he said that wisdom cometh out of the mouths of babes.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Mark 12:34When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, 'You are not far from the Kingdom of God.
— Anonymous
Your approval before God is woven into the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross, not what other men and women think about you.
— Matt Chandler
Jesus Christ raised women above the condition of mere slaves, mere ministers to the passions of the man, raised them by His sympathy, to be Ministers of God.
— Florence Nightingale
When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave the house and to go away to those who are not able to come to Him.
— Origen
I think you often say more by saying less. And interestingly enough, I mean, Jesus really set the standard. I mean, he could say more with fewer words than anybody. Most of the parables were less than 250 words. And, boy, did he have some one-liners just packed with truth.
— Mark Batterson
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bears His name. He stands at its head and directs it through His chosen prophets.
— Joseph Wirthlin
Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrasemongers, however artful. No man can dispose of Christianity with a bon mot
— Albert Einstein