Quotes about Jesus
Christianity is not devotion to work, or to a cause, or a doctrine, but devotion to a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Oswald Chambers
I accomplish more when I rest wholly in the labor of Jesus than I do when I frantically try to do the work for Him.
— AW Tozer
Jesus' epic work through his sinless life, atoning death, resurrection, and ascension, and the sending of the Spirit, was so that God could have an ethnically diverse family of Jews and Gentiles.
— Derwin Gray
Now let us find solace in the finished work of our Lord Jesus. Everything is fully done: justice demands no more.
— Charles Spurgeon
Jesus was a great worker, and His disciples must not be afraid of hard work.
— Charles Spurgeon
If you rest on the finished work of Jesus you have already the best evidence of your salvation in the world; you have God's word for it; what more is needed?
— Charles Spurgeon
Those who love desire to share with the beloved. They want to be one with the beloved, and Sacred Scripture shows us the great love story of God for his people which culminated in Jesus Christ.
— Pope Benedict XVI
God is not distant: he is 'Emmanuel,' God-with-us. He is no stranger: he has a face, the face of Jesus.
— Pope Benedict XVI
Jesus' language on this point is striking. He welcomes us into this divine community with Father, Son, and Spirit so that we can experience community with one another.
— Timothy Lane
Jesus is not manufacturing a new idea for human relationships or the church. His prayer reflects what God's design has always been.
— Timothy Lane
If you are a believer, you are in the process of being remade to reflect the character of Jesus himself. And your Lord is employing every circumstance and relationship in your life to accomplish that goal.
— Timothy Lane
God's work is driven by an agenda so much grander than simply making our lives better. He wants to remake us into his likeness. And that likeness can be seen in Jesus.
— Timothy Lane