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John Shelby Spong Quotes

Christianity is not about the divine becoming human so much as it is about the human becoming divine. That is a paradigm shift of the first order Picture Quote #1

Perhaps the most telling witness against the claim of accurate history for the Bible comes when we read the earliest narrative of the crucifixion found in Mark’s gospel and discover that it is not based on eyewitness testimony at all Picture Quote #1

In academia, I discovered that issues and insights, commonplace among the scholars, are viewed as highly controversial and even as ‘heresy’ in the churches Picture Quote #1

The church is not going to survive if they are going to tell people that they have to twist their minds into 1st century pretzels Picture Quote #1

The primary message of the Christian Church is that we were born in sin and we need to be rescued; we cannot rescue ourselves, so God comes to our rescue, pays the price of our sin and transforms us through the death of Jesus Picture Quote #1

I believe that is what the God experience does for us. It calls us beyond our limits into the fullness of life - into a capacity to love people we are not taught to love - and into an ability to be who we are Picture Quote #1

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I believe that God is very real. I believe that I live my life every day inside the reality of this God. I call this God by different words. I describe God as the source of life and the source of love and the ground of being Picture Quote #1

In the first gospel, Mark, the risen Christ appears physically to no one, but by the time we come to the last gospel, John, Thomas is invited to feel the nail prints in Christ’s hands and feet and the spear wound in his side Picture Quote #1

The great danger... in believing yourself especially chosen is that it becomes easy to view those who are not your people as God’s especially unchosen Picture Quote #1

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God Picture Quote #1

The audience that I try to reach are members of what I call the church alumni association. Now they are people who have not found in institutional religion a God big enough to be God for their world Picture Quote #1

... death is ultimately a dimension of life through which we journey into timelessness Picture Quote #1

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I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he’s no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile Picture Quote #1

The Christians tried to separate themselves from the Jewish crowd so they wouldn’t be the recipients of the persecution of the Romans. And the way they did it was to say, the Jews killed our hero too. And so Christians began to define themselves over against the orthodox party of the Jews as a way of surviving against the Roman onslaught Picture Quote #1

The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we’re not even supposed to speak the holy name. We were told in the Second Commandment we could make no images of this God, and I don’t think that means just building idols, I think that means also trying to believe you’ve captured God in your words, in the Creeds, in the Scriptures Picture Quote #1

I don’t want a God that would go around killing people’s little girls. Neither do I want a God who would kill his own son Picture Quote #1

The hope for life after death must be separated forever from the behavior control mentality of reward and punishment. The Church must abandon, therefore, its reliance on guilt as a motivator of behavior Picture Quote #1

The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The [2006-JAN] Supreme Court’s decision to uphold aid in dying allows us to view and act on death as a dignified moral and godly choice for those suffering with terminal illnesses Picture Quote #1

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The way you become divine is to become wholly human Picture Quote #1

Religion is a mixed blessing Picture Quote #1

I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies Picture Quote #1

Whatever diminishes life is evil, and whatever enhances life is good Picture Quote #1

God is a presence that I can never define but I could never deny Picture Quote #1

I am a child of the 21st century Picture Quote #1

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I can only give away the love that I have received Picture Quote #1

What the mind cannot accept, the heart can finally never adore Picture Quote #1

Live life to it’s fullest, love wastefully, and be all we can be Picture Quote #1

Human wholeness can never be found in the denigration of another Picture Quote #1

Inequality for gay and lesbian people is no longer a debatable issue in either church or state Picture Quote #1

If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow, then the people who were yesterday’s terrorists become tomorrow’s elected officials and they’re part of the system Picture Quote #1

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Christianity is not about the divine becoming human so much as it is about the human becoming divine. That is a paradigm shift of the first order. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Perhaps the most telling witness against the claim of accurate history for the Bible comes when we read the earliest narrative of the crucifixion found in Mark’s gospel and discover that it is not based on eyewitness testimony at all. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) In academia, I discovered that issues and insights, commonplace among the scholars, are viewed as highly controversial and even as ‘heresy’ in the churches. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The church is not going to survive if they are going to tell people that they have to twist their minds into 1st century pretzels. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The primary message of the Christian Church is that we were born in sin and we need to be rescued; we cannot rescue ourselves, so God comes to our rescue, pays the price of our sin and transforms us through the death of Jesus. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I believe that is what the God experience does for us. It calls us beyond our limits into the fullness of life - into a capacity to love people we are not taught to love - and into an ability to be who we are. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I believe that God is very real. I believe that I live my life every day inside the reality of this God. I call this God by different words. I describe God as the source of life and the source of love and the ground of being. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) In the first gospel, Mark, the risen Christ appears physically to no one, but by the time we come to the last gospel, John, Thomas is invited to feel the nail prints in Christ’s hands and feet and the spear wound in his side. (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The great danger... in believing yourself especially chosen is that it becomes easy to view those who are not your people as God’s especially unchosen (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The audience that I try to reach are members of what I call the church alumni association. Now they are people who have not found in institutional religion a God big enough to be God for their world (John Shelby Spong Quotes) ... death is ultimately a dimension of life through which we journey into timelessness (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. Because as he becomes self-conscious, he’s no longer part of nature. He sees himself against nature. He looks at the vastness of the universe and it looks hostile (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The Christians tried to separate themselves from the Jewish crowd so they wouldn’t be the recipients of the persecution of the Romans. And the way they did it was to say, the Jews killed our hero too. And so Christians began to define themselves over against the orthodox party of the Jews as a way of surviving against the Roman onslaught (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we’re not even supposed to speak the holy name. We were told in the Second Commandment we could make no images of this God, and I don’t think that means just building idols, I think that means also trying to believe you’ve captured God in your words, in the Creeds, in the Scriptures (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I don’t want a God that would go around killing people’s little girls. Neither do I want a God who would kill his own son (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The hope for life after death must be separated forever from the behavior control mentality of reward and punishment. The Church must abandon, therefore, its reliance on guilt as a motivator of behavior (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The [2006-JAN] Supreme Court’s decision to uphold aid in dying allows us to view and act on death as a dignified moral and godly choice for those suffering with terminal illnesses (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The way you become divine is to become wholly human (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Religion is a mixed blessing (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Whatever diminishes life is evil, and whatever enhances life is good (John Shelby Spong Quotes) God is a presence that I can never define but I could never deny (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I am a child of the 21st century (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I can only give away the love that I have received (John Shelby Spong Quotes) What the mind cannot accept, the heart can finally never adore (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Live life to it’s fullest, love wastefully, and be all we can be (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Human wholeness can never be found in the denigration of another (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Inequality for gay and lesbian people is no longer a debatable issue in either church or state (John Shelby Spong Quotes) If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow, then the people who were yesterday’s terrorists become tomorrow’s elected officials and they’re part of the system (John Shelby Spong Quotes)

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