Quotes
"“What has happened to all those warnings of Luther's against preaching the gospel in such a manner as to make men rest secure in their ungodly living? Was there ever a more terrible or disastrous instance of the Christianizing of the world than this?”"
— -Dietrich Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship
"“The church that preaches the gospel in all of its fullness, except as it applies to the great social ills of the day, is failing to preach the gospel.”"
— -Martin Luther
"Primarily, its[the Church] work is NOT to acquire members, nor aim at money-getting, nor engage in deeds of charity and works of mercy, but to produce righteousness of character, and purity of the outward life."
— -E.M. Bounds: The Necessity of Prayer
"Why has the American religious organization, which includes the church, completely twisted and, in some cases, deleted the word stewardship? It has transitioned from "This is mine to steward." to "This is mine!" completely taking God's sovereignty and ownership out of the picture. We have forgotten it was never ours to begin with. It was always and will always be God's."
— -F.A. Kostek