Resurrection Quotes

Because of my Marxism, I was not into myths or miracles, whether it was the virgin birth, the physical resurrection or casting out demons from an epileptic.

They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and there was no ad in the newspapers to say it was running. So it was literally killed.

Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.

Without a doubt, at the center of the New Testament there stands the Cross, which receives its interpretation from the Resurrection.

It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change, when one feels that resurrection of hope in the midst of despair and apathy.

Because the New Testament provides the primary historical source for information on the resurrection, many critics during the 19th century attacked the reliability of these biblical documents.

The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead.

A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.

The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place.

St. Luke again associates St. John with St. Peter in the Acts of the Apostles, when, after the Resurrection, that strange boldness had come upon the disciples.

Faithfulness to the past can be a kind of death above ground. Writing of the past is a resurrection; the past then lives in your words and you are free.

One of the earliest resurrection scenes in the Bible is that of Thomas demanding evidence - he wanted to see, to touch, to prove. Those who question and probe and debate are heirs of the apostles just as much as the most fervent of believers.

I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the belief in life after death has increased in this century.

If one does away with the fact of the Resurrection, one also does away with the Cross, for both stand and fall together, and one would then have to find a new center for the whole message of the gospel.

The medieval Church believed that the resurrection of Christ marked a new time for all of humanity.

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.

I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.

Jackie considered his resurrection, the world's best return performance.

Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.

All your losses will be made up to you in the resurrection, provided you continue faithful. By the vision of the Almighty I have seen it.

Everything has a sort of double meaning for me, there's the ordinary everyday meaning of things, and the imaginary meaning about it all, and I wanted to bring these things together, and in this first big Resurrection of mine you have a good example of this sort of thing.

Our brains are seventy-year clocks. The Angel of Life winds them up once for all, then closes the case, and gives the key into the hand of the Angel of the Resurrection.

Every spiritual tradition has this idea of death and resurrection. It's not unique to Christianity.

First need in the reform of hospital management? That's easy! The death of all dietitians, and the resurrection of a French chef.

I believe that his death and resurrection transformed humanity's relationship with God.

If the Resurrection is resurrection from the dead, all hope and freedom are in spite of death.

To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

There is no denying that Hitler and Stalin are alive today... they are waiting for us to forget, because this is what makes possible the resurrection of these two monsters.

The primary source of the appeal of Christianity was Jesus - His incarnation, His life, His crucifixion, and His resurrection.

The foundation of our religion is a basis of fact - the fact of the birth, ministry, miracles, death, resurrection by the Evangelists as having actually occurred, within their own personal knowledge.