Joni Eareckson Tada Quotes About Christ

Quotes about: Christ

• If you had never known physical pain in your life, how could you appreciate the nail scarred hands with which Jesus Christ will meet you?

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Jesus, Pain, Hands

• God uses suffering to purge sin from our lives, strengthen our commitment to Him, force us to depend on grace, bind us together with other believers, produce discernment, foster sensitivity, discipline our minds, spend our time wisely, stretch our hope, cause us to know Christ better, make us long for truth, lead us to repentance of sin, teach us to give thanks in time of sorrow, increase faith, and strengthen character.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Character, Commitment, Discipline

  Joni Eareckson Tada, Steven Estes (1997). “When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty”, p.117, Harper Collins

• No other religion, no other, promises new bodies, hearts, and minds. Only in the gospel of Christ do hurting people find such incredible hope.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Hurt, Heart, People

  Joni Eareckson Tada (1997). “Heaven: Your Real Home”, p.53, Harper Collins

• We've got to remember that the core of Christ's plan is to rescue us from sin. Our pain, poverty, and broken hearts are not his ultimate focus. True, he cares about these things, but they're merely symptoms of the real problem.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Pain, Real, Heart

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

• Suffering is arguably God's choicest tool in shaping the character of Christ in us.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Character, Suffering, Tools

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

• I once read in a Bible commentary that the word "Christian" means "little Christs." What an honor to share Christ's name! We can be bold to call ourselves Christians and bear the stamp of his character and reputation. When people find out the you are a Christian, they should already have an idea of who you are and what you are like simply because you bear such a precious name.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Christian, Character, Mean

• God turns on its head one form of evil - suffering - in order to defeat another form of evil - that is, our transgressions. It happened at the cross, and it occurs in the lives of followers of Christ every day.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Order, Evil, Suffering

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

• My weakness, that is, my quadriplegia, is my greatest asset because it forces me into the arms of Christ every single morning when I get up.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Morning, Weakness, Arms

  "Joni Eareckson Tada on Wilberforce Award, 'Better Off Dead Than Disabled' Mentality". Interview with Eryn Sun, www.christianpost.com. March 16, 2012.

• If churches around the world would grasp the revolutionary truth that Christ's transforming power always comes through sacrifice and weakness, it would dramatically alter the landscape of the global church.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Sacrifice, Church, Weakness

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