gospel quotes

And he said unto them,Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Mark16:15.

In order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough to be illumined with the gift of faith and enkindled with the desire of forwarding a good cause. For this end it is necessary to take an active part in the various organizationsand influencethemfromwithin. And since our present age is one of outstanding scientific and technical progress and excellence, one will not be able to enter these organizations and work effectively from within unless he is scientifically competent, technically capableand skilled in the practice of his own profession.

-PopeJohn XXIII originally Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
  Pacem in Terris,10  Apr.

Commitment tothe poor is based on the Gospel: it does not have to rely on some political manifesto.

-PopeJohn Paul II originally Karol Jozef Wojtyla
  Speech at the Third Conference of Latin  American Bishops, Puebla.

The Europeans have scarcely visited any coast, but to gratify avarice, and extend corruption; to arrogate dominion without right, and practice cruelty without incentive† But there isreason to hope†that the light of the gospel will at last illuminate the sands of Africa, and the deserts of America, though its progress cannot but be slow when it is so much obstructed by the lives of Christians.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson
  Introduction to The World Displayed.

Yet much remains To conquer still; peace hath her victories No less renowned then war, new foes arise Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains: Help us to save free conscience from the paw Of hireling wolves whose gospel is their maw.

-Milton,John
  'To the Lord General Cromwell'.

Perhapsthemost sublimeinsights oftheJewishprophets and the Christian gospel is the knowledge that since perfection is love, the apprehension of perfection is at once the means of seeing one's imperfections and the consoling assurance of grace which makes this realization bearable. This ultimate paradox of high religion is not an invention of theologians or priests. It is constantly validated by the most searching experiences of life.

-Niebuhr, Reinhold
  Reflections on the End of an Era.

Indeed, if one can say that Christ comes to the oppressed and the oppressed especially hear him, then it is women within these marginal groups who are often seen both as the oppressed of the oppressed and alsoas those particularly receptive to the gospel.

-Ruether, Rosemary Radford
To Change theWorld: Christology and Cultural Criticism.

Miss Warren is a great devotee of the Gospel of Getting On.

-Shaw, George Bernard
  Praed. MrsWarren's Profession, act 4.

France had shown a light to all men, preached a Gospel, all men's good; Celtic Demos rose a Demon, shriek'd and slaked the light with blood.

-Tennyson
  'Locksley Hall SixtyYears After', l.89^90.

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