Quotes about Rejection
I am of the opinion that … one can judge soundly of the scriptural doctrine of election only when one rejects this symmetry (i.e. the 'equal ultimacy' of election and reprobation) ... as an unbiblical distortion of the message of the Divine election.
— GC Berkouwer
The gospel does not leave unchanged the person who does not listen and remains disobedient ... unbelief can lead only to progressive hardening of the heart.
— GC Berkouwer
When truth is rejected, spend your time on those who will receive it instead of begging closed-hearted people to reconsider.
— Gary Thomas
That useless thoughts spoil all: that the mischief began there; but that we ought to reject them, as soon as we perceived their impertinence to the matter in hand, or our salvation; and return to our communion with GOD.
— Brother Lawrence
There is and always has been the Church, and various heresies proceeding from a rejection of some of the Church's doctrines by men who still desire to retain the rest of her teaching and morals.
— Hilaire Belloc
rejection is usually God's protection.
— Hill Harper
Don't invite me if you don't want me.
— Will Rogers
America hates the artist. It will not admit: the artist is my soul and I want to kill off my soul.
— Anais Nin
The top salesperson in the organization probably missed more sales than 90% of the sales people on the team, but they also made more calls than the others made.
— Zig Ziglar
the greatest barrier to intimacy is fear -- fear of being known, fear of being rejected, fear of facing the truth about ourselves... ...We are afraid to be known because at some deep level we fear that the truth about us, when out in the open and reflected back to us through someone else's eyes, will be shocking to ourselves.
— Sheila Walsh
Jesus never encouraged His friends to cover over the pain in their lives, but to bring it into the light, where healing is found. Sometimes we don't do that because we fear being rejected by others. Yes, rejection may well happen, but bringing the pain to the light is still the best way to live. It will take much courage, but it will bring freedom.
— Sheila Walsh
She said 'no' to the words he spoke, and 'yes' to the voice that spoke them.
— Ayn Rand