Quotes about Example

Every single thing that Jesus taught us to do was something he had put into daily practice in circumstances just like ours.

We are the Bibles the world is reading; We are the creeds the world is needing; We are the sermons the world is heeding.

That this world spoiled by evil and suffering still exists at all is an example of God's mercy, not his cruelty.

Jesus didn't come just to tweak things, but to overthrow the kingdom of this world. We are slow to learn and need more stories to help us catch God's kingdom vision and even to help us make sense of the example Jesus sets for us.

For it is difficult to believe in God without an example, to be led by God as He led Abraham, a solitary individual, to see all the other peoples having an abhorrence for the religion you follow, to find that you alone believe and follow something different from all other men.

The best way to guide children without coercion is to be ourselves.

God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh.

God wants us to be a good example to others who are observing us.

The tricky part for me is remembering to give God all the glory and keep none for myself. That's why "we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us."8 Boaz took no credit for his kindness, nor did Ruth. Even Naomi, who at first blessed the landowner, praised God when she learned the man's name. We can follow her fine example, giving God the credit for "every good and perfect gift."9

Leadership does not mean being bossy, always telling others what to do. No, leadership means going ahead, not putting others in the front. Good leaders lead by example, not by decree.

Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

Ultimately, discipling involves living out the whole Christian life before others.