Apostolic Quotes

• Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith.

  Hans Urs von Balthasar

  Jesus, Commitment, Order

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• I think we all sin by needlessly disobeying the apostolic injunction to "rejoice" as much as by anything else

  C. S. Lewis

  Thinking, Sin, Disobeying

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• In short, apostolic movement involves a radical community of disciples, centered on the lordship of Jesus, empowered by the Spirit, built squarely on a fivefold ministry, organized around mission where everyone (not just professionals) is considered an empowered agent, and tends to be decentralized in organizational structure.

  Alan Hirsch

  Jesus, Community, Movement

  Alan Hirsch, Tim Catchim (2012). “The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church”, p.33, John Wiley & Sons

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• God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.

  Pope Francis

  Forgiving, Tire, Mercy

  Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.5, BookBaby

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• For me, passion means whatever a person is willing to suffer for.'Apostolic passion,' therefore, is a deliberate, intentional choice to live for the worship of Jesus in the nations. It has to do with being committed to the point of death to spreading His glory. It's the quality of those who are on fire for Jesus, who dream of the whole earth being covered with the Glory of the Lord.

  Floyd McClung

  Dream, Jesus, Passion

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• A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Ghana, Liable, Creeds

  Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi”

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• One of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic Church was the spirit of boldness.

  A. B. Simpson

  Apostolic Church, Special, Spirit

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• A Christianity without a passion to turn the world upside down is not reflective of apostolic Christianity

  Carl F. H. Henry

  Passion, World Upside Down, Christianity

  Carl F. H. Henry (2003). “The Uneasy Conscience of Modern Fundamentalism”, p.16, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• Apostolic preaching is not marked by its beautiful diction, or literary polish, or Cleverness of expression, but Operates “in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

  Arthur Wallis

  Beautiful, Expression, Diction

  Arthur Wallis (2010). “In the Day of Thy Power: The Spiritual Principles of Revival”, p.96, CLC Publications

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• The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.

  Charles Hodge

  Independent, Age, Church

  Charles HODGE (D.D., of Princeton, New Jersey.) (1855). “What is Presbyterianism? An Address”, p.68

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• Our Apostolic Mandate requires from Us that We watch over the purity of the Faith and the integrity of Catholic discipline. It requires from Us that We protect the faithful from evil and error; especially so when evil and error are presented in dynamic language which, concealing vague notions and ambiguous expressions with emotional and high-sounding words, is likely to set ablaze the hearts of men in pursuit of ideals which, whilst attractive, are nonetheless nefarious.

  Pope Pius X

  Powerful, Integrity, Heart

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• The apostolic writings are of three kinds: historical, didactic, and prophetic.

  Philip Schaff

  Writing, Historical, Three

  Philip Schaff (2013). “Church History”, p.462, Lulu Press, Inc

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• Apostolic preaching cannot be carried on unless there be apostolic prayer. Men of God, before anything else, are indispensable to the furtherance of the kingdom of God on earth.

  Edward McKendree Bounds

  Prayer, Men, Earth

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• The apostolic church thought more about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ than about death and heaven. The early Christians were looking, not for a cleft in the ground called a grave but for a cleavage in the sky called Glory.

  Alexander MacLaren

  Christian, Jesus, Apostolic Church

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• Christ is the master; the Scriptures are only the servant.

  Martin Luther

  Scripture, Christ, Masters

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• By heart we believe and by mouth confess the one Church, not of heretics but the Holy Roman, Catholic, and Apostolic Church outside which we believe that no one is saved.

  Pope Innocent III

  Believe, Heart, Apostolic Church

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• The New Apostolic Reformation is an extraordinary work of the Holy Spirit that is changing the shape of Christianity globally. It is truly a new day! The Church is changing. New names! New methods! New worship expressions! The Lord is establishing the foundations of the Church for the new millennium. This foundation is built upon apostles and prophets. Apostles execute and establish God's plan on the earth.

  C. Wagner

  Expression, Names, New Day

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• The more fully that the gospel is preached, in the grand old apostolic way, the more likely is it to accomplish the results which it did in the apostolic days.

  Horatius Bonar

  Way, Results, Accomplish

  Horatius Bonar, Rev Terry Kulakowski, Editor “GOD'S WAY OF HOLINESS”, Lulu.com

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• It is not possible to engage in the direct apostolate without being a soul of prayer. We must be aware of oneness with Christ, as he was aware of oneness with his Father. Our activity is truly apostolic only insofar as we permit him to work in us and through us with his power, with his desire, with his love.

  Mother Teresa

  Prayer, Father, Oneness

  Mother Teresa (2001). “Mother Teresa: Essential Writings”

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• We shall never recover the true apostolic energy, and be endued with power from on high, as the first disciples were, 'till we recover the lost faith.

  Horace Bushnell

  Energy, Firsts, Lost

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 237, 1895.

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• An apostolic missionary must have both heart and tongue ablaze with charity.

  Anthony Mary Claret

  Heart, Missionary, Charity

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• Christ is the Master; the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of Christ or not. No Book which does not preach Christ can be apostolic, though Peter or Paul were its author. And no Book which does preach Christ can fail to be apostolic, although Judas, Ananias, Pilate, or Herod were its author.

  Martin Luther

  Work, Book, Failure

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• In an apostolic network the person in charge of maintaining the DNA of the network is the lead apostle, who consults with those he or she chooses, and no one else.

  C. Wagner

  Dna, Maintaining, Persons

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• One thing must be emphatically stated. The New Testament books did not become authoritative for the Church because they were formally included in a canonical list; on the contrary, the Church included them in her canon because she already regarded them as divinely inspired, recognizing their innate worth and generally apostolic authority, direct or indirect.

  F. F. Bruce

  Book, Church, Lists

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• Nothing is more needed among preachers today than that we should have the courage to shake ourselves free from the thousand and one trivialities in which we are asked to waste our time and strength, and resolutely return to the apostolic ideal which made necessary the office of the diaconate. We must resolve that we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the Word.

  G. Campbell Morgan

  Prayer, Should Have, Office

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