The role of the church and the government are fundamentally different. The church must always show compassion - always.
— Rick Warren
You drift through life and let things happen to you, or go by design and say, 'This is what I'm intended to do.'
Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day.
The Constitution is man-made, so it is not perfect. It's not the basis of my beliefs. My belief system is based on the Scriptures which come from God.
Being reminded about the incredible power of God's love, and living as He intended, is the most powerful motivation to change.
Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.
But dogs, which have no ability to sin nor moral conscience, do not have an ability to reject Jesus.
Most of us want to have enough... good works to get into heaven, but enough bad works to be fun.
The church must always show compassion, always.
In the Old Testament, it says that if you have the power to do something good, then you have to do it. You're not to avoid helping somebody in their time of need.
Now God has never shouted out to me. I've never heard God speak audibly. He doesn't have to.
The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ came to do three things. He came to have my past forgiven, you get a purpose for living and a home in Heaven.
What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.
You're not really ready to live unless you know what you're willing to die for.
I serve a higher power, Jesus Christ. I make no apologies in saying that.
You can like somebody without agreeing with all of their policies.
During the next 90 days, people are going to be more open to the Gospel than in years. It is God's responsibility to make people receptive; it is our responsibility to sow the seed.
I never get involved in policy. Never.
The Bible is very clear that God has a purpose. But even if I know that purpose, I can't fulfill it if I'm out of shape.
God gave us the gift of life in heaven. Many people are given this gift, but they never open it. They never do anything with it.
Living in the light of eternity changes your priorities.
During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I literally spent hours each day reading God's word, meditating on scripture and praying. I intentionally spent a significant amount of time being still before God.
The death of my own son has made me more sensitive. It's made me more compassionate.
I can't imagine God not allowing my dog into heaven.
I happen to agree with many of the liberal emphasis on compassion, justice and equality. I just disagree that it's the government's role to provide everything.
Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture.
I just think the Internet has made us ruder.
Well actually I don't think it's a bunch of bad things that send us to hell. I think it is rejection of God's grace.
Now the only way you can serve God on earth is by serving others.
What gives me the most hope every day is God's grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God.
The Bible tells us that there are some things worth fighting for. In fact, the Bible says there's some things worth dying for.
History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it.
I'm not a policymaker, I'm not a pundit. In fact, I don't have any interest in it. It's not on my agenda.
The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.
Most people don't realize, I really have no faith in politics. I'm not a politician. If I thought you could change human hearts by laws, I would, but I don't.
My ultimate goal... is for you to live the life you're intended to live.
The Scriptures are the truth from God.
It is mind-boggling to me that the Almighty power created everything I see; the Bible says that God created the entire universe just so he could create this galaxy just so he could create Earth so he could create human beings so he could create a family.
When life doesn't make sense, we can still have peace.
The first thing that we need to say is that God is grieving, too. Uh, a lot of people try to make it sound like 'well everything that happens is God's will.' That's nonsense. God allows everything, but God does not choose everything.
I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness.
In Psalm 72, Solomon prays for power and fame but he says the purpose of influence is to speak up for others and one is the immigrant. He doesn't delineate between legal and illegal.
I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.
It's easy to demonize from a distance.
That's the big difference between Christianity and other religions. The difference between Works and Grace or Do and Done.
God is love. He didn't need us. But he wanted us.
So I would say God hates war, but God loves every soldier.
Well, in the first place, military service, they don't call it service for nothing. You are actually serving your country. And it is a worthy and valid vocation.
The actual number of atheists is quite small outside of Europe and Manhattan.
I never have been involved in politics.
