Quotes about Jesus

Ponder this the next time your world goes from calm to chaos… . Jesus knows how you feel.

On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you. And the Angles Were Silent

We learn brevity from Jesus. His greatest sermon can be read in eight minutes. His best-known story can be read in ninety seconds. He summarized prayer in five phrases. He silenced accusers with one challenge. He rescued a soul with one sentence. He summarized the Law in three verses and reduced all his teachings to one command. He made his point and went home.

This time, instead of starting with what you have, start with Jesus. Start with his wealth, his resources, and his strength. Before you open the ledger, open your heart.

Who can satisfy Madison Avenue? No one can. For that reason Jesus warns, "Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed" (Luke 12:15). from Cure for the Common Life

Jesus was not a godlike man, nor a manlike God. He was God-man.

Jesus … bats an eyelash, and nature jumps.

Stand up. Pick up your mat and walk.' And immediately the man was well; he picked up his mat and began to walk" (vv. 8—9 NCV). I wish we would do that. I wish we would learn that when Jesus says something, it happens. When Jesus tells us to stand, let's stand.

Jesus will recount, one by one, all the acts of kindness. Every deed done to improve the lot of another person. Even the small ones. The works of mercy are simple deeds. And yet in these simple deeds, we serve Jesus. Astounding, this truth: we serve Christ by serving needy people. Outlive Your Life

Jesus: Five letters. Six hours. One cross. Three nails. We live because he does, hope because he works, and matter because he matters. To be saved by grace is to be saved by him—not by an idea, doctrine, creed, or church membership, but by Jesus himself, who will sweep into heaven anyone who so much as gives him the nod.

Jesus spoke of hell often. Thirteen percent of his teachings refer to eternal judgment and hell.4 Two-thirds of his parables relate to resurrection and judgment.5 Jesus wasn't cruel or capricious

The fighter remained. And thank God that he did. Thank God that he endured, because you cannot deal with your own sins. "Only God can forgive sins" (Mark 2:7 NCV). Jesus is "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29 NCV).