John Shelby Spong Christian Quotes and Sayings (Showing 1-9 of 9)

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I treasure the Bible. I live in it and work on it all the time. But it is not the word of God. It's the tribal story of a particular people, and the best thing about that story is that the story keeps growing and evolving.

John Shelby Spong

#Bible, #Time, #Treasure, #Work,

I can only give away the love that I have received.

John Shelby Spong

#Give, #Love, #Locked, #Biological,

I think the story of the Christian faith is how you can become more deeply and fully human, not how you can become religious. And I don't see any indication that being religious makes you more moral.

John Shelby Spong

#Think, #Christian, #Religious, #Story,

Whatever diminishes life is evil, and whatever enhances life is good.

John Shelby Spong

#Evil, #Good, #Life, #Immune,

Prayer cannot be a request made to a theistic deity to act in human history in a particular way.

John Shelby Spong

#Prayer, #History, #Request, #Merit,

Jesus' power is the power of human wholeness that ultimately opens, invites and enables human beings to step beyond defense lines where incomplete humanity always hides in order to experience full humanity.

John Shelby Spong

#Jesus, #Power, #Lukewarm, #Sunday,

I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies.

John Shelby Spong

#Enemies, #Life, #Transferred, #Diary,

I live on the other side of Copernicus and Galileo; I can no longer conceive of God as sort of above the sky, looking down and keeping record books.

John Shelby Spong

#Books , #Live, #Proven, #Fine,

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Fellow John Shelby Spong

Date of Birth/Born » Sat 06, June 1931
Occupation » Reverend Minister
Brief Note/Biography » Full name is John Shelby "Jack" Spong, is a retired bishop of the Episcopal Church. From 1979 to 2000 he was Bishop of Newark (based in Newark, New Jersey). He is a liberal Christian theologian, religion commentator and author.
Country » United States of America
Total Quotes » 9

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