Kirby Page: Quotes about God (page 2)

“In the first century and in the twentieth, the individual Christian must determine his own course of action in the light of the spirit and teaching of Jesus. He gave Peter, James and John no definite program or mechanism by which they could overcome slavery, idolatry, licentiousness, and militarism, and he gives the Christian of today no scheme of overcoming militarism and oppression. It is by lives lived in the spirit of human brotherhood and worship toward God that he seeks to overcome slavery and idolatry, and it is by lives of aggressive good-will and love at all times and under all circumstances that he seeks to overcome militarism and oppression.”

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Source: The Sword or the Cross, Which Should be the Weapon of the Christian Militant? (1921), Ch.6 p. 103

Love , God , Light , Time

“No man has yet appreciated all that is involved in Jesus' teaching regarding God.”

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Source: Something More, A Consideration of the Vast, Undeveloped Resources of Life (1920), p. 43

God

“The premise is debatable that the perpetration of atrocities is sometimes a patriot's duty; that the poisoning of the public mind with distortion and falsehood designed to inflame passions is sometimes a patriot's duty; that the banishment of a loving Father of all men and the bowing down before a god of war is sometimes a patriot's duty. But if these be obligations resting upon patriots, let them be claimed as such in plain unvarnished language.”

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Must We Go to War? (1937)

Love , Men , God , War

“An infant crying in the crib can better appreciate the character of its mother than we can fathom the full nature of God.”

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What Does God Want Us to Do About Russia? (1948)

God , Nature , Cry

“Should a patriot, in an endeavor to defend his country and to preserve high values, be willing to perpetrate atrocities upon women and children of other lands, accept the doctrine that the end justifies the means, follow the practice of military necessity, inflame passions through distortion and falsehood, bow down before a god of war, and forsake the way of Jesus?”

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Must We Go to War? (1937)

Women , God , War , Children

“The worshiping of other things, the showing of disrespect by thought, word, or deed, and the refusal to acknowledge our obligation to him—these things shut God out from our lives.”

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Source: Something More, A Consideration of the Vast, Undeveloped Resources of Life (1920), p. 85

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“At every stage Jesus was confronted with the necessity of choosing. More and more clearly he saw the vast gulf between his ideal and the practices of those about him. In moments of exaltation he caught a vision of life as it ought to be and might be. …From each succeeding experience of communion with God the conviction became more intense that love alone can bring reconciliation between man and man, and between man and God.”

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Source: Jesus or Christianity: A Study in Contrasts (1929), p. 31

Love , Life , God

“Hatred is an essential part of war. During the conflict it is regarded as treason to "love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you." In war, the enemy are regarded as targets, not as sons of God.”

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"What is War?" (1924)

Love , God , Hate , War

“God is Father of all mankind and is seeking to create a community in which His children will dwell together harmoniously and cooperatively as beloved kinsmen. Therefore attitudes and practices which debase personality or embitter human relations must be avoided.”

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Property (1935)

God , Children , Communication , Personality

“Jesus assumes the wisdom, power, love, and accessibility of God. Without attempting to prove these attributes, he simply acts as if their truth were beyond dispute.”

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Source: Something More, A Consideration of the Vast, Undeveloped Resources of Life (1920), p. 16

Love , Wisdom , God , Truth

“Many solutions are offered as to how to gain the something more in life. …Wealth, strength, and keenness of intellect, taken separately of together, do not constitute the essence of real life. …At its best, life consists of these things, plus something more. …In Jesus Christ we see perfection in life. …From an imperfect understanding of Jesus Christ, it would appear that real life depends upon the fulfilling of three conditions—the dwelling on friendly and affectionate terms with God, with ourselves, and with our fellowmen. …If we fulfill to any degree these three conditions of being in friendly relations with God, ourselves, and our fellows, we shall discover something more of the meaning of life.”

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Source: Something More, A Consideration of the Vast, Undeveloped Resources of Life (1920), p. 63-67

Life , God , Understanding , Appearance

“We must take the time to be alone with God, to enjoy his companionship, to listen to his voice.”

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Source: Something More, A Consideration of the Vast, Undeveloped Resources of Life (1920), p. 69

God , Time

“The truth must be driven home that it is sinful to prepare to annihilate millions of God's children in other lands.”

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What Does God Want Us to Do About Russia? (1948)

God , Children , Truth , Home

“Non-resistance in the sense of rejecting all forms of coercion is not always a legitimate expression of love toward man and love toward God. …the refusal under some circumstances to exercise forcible restraint is a betrayal of love and therefore a betrayal of higher religion.”

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Individualism and Socialism (1933)

Love , God , Religion , Exercises