James D. Smart > Quotes

“God's word must come to men, not just in one way, although that one way of prophetic proclamation is indispensable, but in many ways, and through every possible channel, that no opportunity may be lost for claiming the whole of life for God.”
― James D. Smart, Teaching Ministry of the Church: An Examination of the Basic Principles of Christian Education

“It is not sufficient...for the Church to defend itself against he forces that challenge it. We must ask, not, "How can we survive? but rather, "How can we, as the Church of Jesus Christ, invade the world of unbelief that is at our doors and convert the unbelievers, even the most cultured of them, to the Christian faith?”
― James D. Smart, Teaching Ministry of the Church: An Examination of the Basic Principles of Christian Education

“The enemy from without has power to destroy the Church only when he finds the Church confused in its faith, vague concerning its own nature and destiny, and no longer clear in its own mind about what it owes to either God or man.”
― James D. Smart, Teaching Ministry of the Church: An Examination of the Basic Principles of Christian Education