Prayers and Quotes about Jesus Christ
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And here the first word that I wish to say to you: joy! Do not be men and women of sadness: a Christian can never be sad! Never give way to discouragement! Ours is not a joy born of having many possessions, but of having encountered a Person: Jesus, in our midst.
Jesus on the cross feels the whole weight of the evil, and with the force of God's love he conquers it; he defeats it with his resurrection. This is the good that Jesus does for us on the throne of the cross. Christ's cross, embraced with love, never leads to sadness, but to joy, to the joy of having been saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.
It costs God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion.
The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self—all your wishes and precautions—to Christ. Until you have given up your self to Him you will not have a real self.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
It's not the absence of storms that sets us apart. It's whom we discover in the storm: an unstirred Christ.
Jesus did not enter the world to help us save ourselves. He entered the world to save us from ourselves.
Because of Bethlehem, I have a Savior in heaven. Christmas begins what Easter celebrates. The child in the cradle became the King on the cross. And because he did, there are no marks on my record. Just grace. His offer has no fine print. He didn't tell me, "Clean up before you come in." He offered, "Come in and I'll clean you up." It's not my grip on him that matters but his grip on me. And his grip is sure.
Ponder your achievements less; ponder Christ's more. Spend less time on your throne and more at his cross. Brag on his work, not yours. You are valuable, but you aren't invaluable. It is Christ who matters, not us.
God didn't overlook your sins, lest he endorse them. He didn't punish you, lest he destroy you. He instead found a way to punish the sin and preserve the sinner. Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus' perfection.
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.
Father, you are good. I need help. Heal me and forgive me. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus' name, amen.
I have one message: that Jesus Christ came, he died on a cross, he rose again, and he asked us to repent of our sins and receive him by faith as Lord and Savior, and if we do, we have forgiveness of all of our sins.
I'm the most recognized and loved man that ever lived because there weren't no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn't know about them.
Jesus took care of the details.
Jesus does not want us to be still, nor rushed; neither resting on our laurels, nor tense.
Jesus did not preach His own politics: He accompanied others. The conversions He inspired took place precisely because of His willingness to accompany, which makes us all brothers and children and not members of an NGO or proselytes of some multinational company.
Be a sinner and sin strongly, but more strongly have faith and rejoice in Christ.
How many observe Christ's birthday! How few his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.
If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses.
Jesus picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organization that conquered the world.
No sooner had Jesus knocked over the dragon of superstition than Paul boldly set it on its legs again in the name of Jesus.
Where would Christianity be if Jesus got eight to fifteen years with time off for good behaviour?
