Who Jesus Is Quotes

• The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.

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  Brennan Manning

  Christian   Jesus   Acknowledge Him  

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• The touchstone of the Holy Spirit’s work in us is the answer to our Lord’s question: “Who do men say that the Son of Man is?” Our Lord makes human destiny depend on that one thing, Who men say He is, because the revelation of Who Jesus is is only given by the Holy Spirit.

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  Oswald Chambers

  Jesus   Son   Destiny  

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “Bringing Sons Unto Glory: Studies in the Life of Our Lord”, p.33, Discovery House

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• I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene….No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus.

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  Albert Einstein

  Jesus   Feelings   Christ  

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• A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

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  Mahatma Gandhi

  Friday   Jesus   Easter  

  Mahatma Gandhi (2007). “Gandhi on Non-Violence”, p.47, New Directions Publishing

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• If I am going to know who Jesus is, I must obey Him. The majority of us don't know Jesus because we have not the remotest intention of obeying Him.

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  Oswald Chambers

  Jesus   Majority   Intention  

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.265, Discovery House

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• We normally know Jesus as a humble, loving servant, which He is. But Revelations gives us the bigger picture of who Jesus is, in His glory.

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  Jud Wilhite

  Jesus   Humble   Giving  

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• Jesus Christ is to me the outstanding personality of all time, all history, both as Son of God and as Son of Man. Everything he ever said or did has value for us today and that is something you can say of no other man, dead or alive. There is no easy middle ground to stroll upon. You either accept Jesus or reject him.

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  Sholem Asch

  Jesus   Son   Men  

  1944 Interview with Frank S. Mead in The Christian Herald. "The Controversial Sholem Asch: An Introduction to his Fiction". Book by Ben Siegel, p. 148, 1976.

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• People talk about imitating Christ, and imitate Him in the little trifling formal things, such as washing the feet, saying His prayer, and so on; but if anyone attempts the real imitation of Him, there are no bounds to the outcry with which the presumption of that person is condemned.

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  Florence Nightingale

  Jesus   Prayer   Real  

  Florence Nightingale, Michael D. Calabria, Janet A. Macrae (1994). “Suggestions for Thought by Florence Nightingale: Selections and Commentaries”, p.114, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• Surround yourself with prompts that remind you who Jesus is.

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  Bob Goff

  Jesus   Surround Yourself   Prompts  

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• Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.

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  Mark Driscoll

  Jesus   Reading   Thinking  

  "Bible Study Anywhere" by John D. Barry, Bible Study Magazine, March-April 2009.

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• A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said wouldn't be a great moral teacher. He'd be either a lunatic on a level with a man who says he's a poached egg or else he'd be the devil of hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse.

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  C. S. Lewis

  Teacher   Jesus   Son  

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• The immense wealth of doctrine and institutions can become a handicap if we are trying to present all of that to a person who has lost all contact with the Church and no longer knows who Jesus is. That would be like clothing a baby with one of those enormous, heavy brocaded copes that priests and bishops used to wear. Instead, it is necessary to help this person establish a relationship with Jesus.

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  Raniero Cantalamessa

  Christian   Baby   Jesus  

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• Who you are is not defined by what you do, but it is defined according to who Jesus is to you

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  Carl Lentz

  Jesus   Defined   Who Jesus Is  

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• This is a real presence which includes every dimension of who Jesus is: body and blood, human soul and divine person. The consecrated Eucharistic species are the Lord and therefore command our adoration. We do not adore ourselves, nor the ordained priest, nor the Bible, even though these are vehicles for Christ's spiritual presence; we do adore the Eucharist, this blessed sacrifice made really present sacramentally.

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  Francis George

  Spiritual   Jesus   Real  

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• From the sense of being an ambassador for Jesus Christ, hopefully, through my story and through all the improbables and the miracles that happened in my life, people are inspired or at least a little bit warmer to the idea of exploring who Jesus is.

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  Jeremy Lin

  Jesus   Ideas   People  

  "Interview: Jeremy Lin on Embracing 'Linsanity' Spotlight, Where God Wants Him to Be". Interview with Alex Murashko, www.christianpost.com. October 2, 2013.

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