There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus (Blaise Pascal, French Mathematician, Philosopher and Physicist [1623-1662])
Archive for the ‘Exclusivity’ Category
Blaise Pascal
Posted in Belief, Exclusivity, Experience, God, Gospel, Heart, Image of God, Jesus Christ, Worship on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
John Calvin
Posted in Belief, Exclusivity, Faith, God, Skepticism on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men; neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief (John Calvin, mid-16th century Swiss theologian and pastor).
Mahatma Gandhi
Posted in Culture, Exclusivity on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive. (Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Philosopher, internationally esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent protest, 1869-1948 )
Elbert Hubbard
Posted in Exclusivity, Heaven, Hell on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A good man in an exclusive heaven would be in hell. (Elbert Hubbard, American editor, publisher and writer, 1856-1915)
Lionel Blue
Posted in Exclusivity, Skepticism on April 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some of the parables of the Kingdom made wonderful sense, but the exclusivity in the New Testament put me off. (Lionel Blue, a British Reform Rabbi, journalist and broadcaster. He was the first openly gay British rabbi)