“Every other person who is at the heart of any religion has had his or her beginning either in fancy or in fact. But nevertheless, there is a beginning. Jesus' birth in Bethlehem was a moment preceded by eternity. His being neither originated in time nor came about by the will of humanity. The Author of time, who lived in the eternal, was made incarnate in time that we might live with the eternal in view. In that sense, the message of Christ was not the introduction of a religion, but an introduction to truth about reality as God alone knows it. To deny Jesus' message while pursuing spirituality is to conjure an imaginary religion in an attempt to see heaven while sight is confined to the earth. That is precisely what Jesus challenged when he said, "I have come that [you] may have life" (John 10:10). His life spells living. Your life or my life, apart from Him, spells death.”
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
“Truth by definition excludes.”
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.”
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“I am absolutely convinced that meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain; meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure. And that is why we find ourselves emptied of meaning with our pantries still full.”
― Can Man Live Without God
― Can Man Live Without God
“Teaching at best beckons us to morality, but it is not in itself efficacious. Teaching is like a mirror. It can show you if your face is dirty, but it the mirror will not wash your face.”
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
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