Quotes

“All confederacies, organizations, and institutions that are not found in the New Testament are usurpations of divine authority and dangerous innovations.”

“No man, no bishop, no conference has the right to lord it over God's heritage. The church must be free.”

“The Bible is our only creed, Christ our only head, and Christian our only name.”

“The church is not a human institution to be molded by popular opinion, but a divine society to be governed by apostolic teaching.”

“Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent—and we will not dare to go beyond what is written.”

“Innovations in worship may seem harmless, but they open the door to further departures. Simplicity guards the church against the corruptions of human ambition.”

“The church needs no human organization beyond the local congregation. Christ's kingdom is complete in its divine simplicity.”

“We must return to the ancient order—not as antiquarians, but as disciples seeking to follow apostolic practice in our own time.”

“Let us restore the ancient gospel and the ancient order of things, and the Lord will restore the ancient results.”

“We are citizens of heaven, pilgrims and strangers on earth. The kingdoms of this world are not our home.”

“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.”

“The Spirit of Christ calls us to reason together, not to submit blindly to tradition or authority.”

“Faith is not a mere intellectual assent to certain truths, but a living, active principle, that works by love and purifies the heart.”

“The gospel is addressed to man as a rational being, and its evidences are adapted to convince the understanding and move the will.”

“The scheme of redemption is a system of means wisely adapted to the attainment of a specific end—the salvation of the human race.”

“Faith without feeling is like a body without a soul—it may have the form, but lacks the life.”

“The Holy Spirit is not an abstract influence, but a personal presence, dwelling in the hearts of believers and transforming them from within.”

“The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, and the Spirit wields it to pierce the heart and renew the mind.”

“The Bible is our only creed, Christ our only head, and Christian our only name.”

“The Bible was written for common people, and common people can understand it if they will give it honest and diligent study.”

“The truth is always consistent with itself; it is error that contradicts.”

“We accept no theory which contradicts the statements of inspired men, for we believe that God knows more than any man or all men.”

“We must not be content merely to read the Scriptures, but to search them with earnest hearts, that we may know the truth and walk in it.”

“We must learn to distinguish between what is written and what is inferred—between the word of God and the word of man.”

“Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent—and we will not dare to go beyond what is written.”

“The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, and the Spirit wields it to pierce the heart and renew the mind.”

“Our aim is not to build a party, but to unite the people of God on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone.”

“Unity does not require uniformity. We can agree on essentials while allowing liberty in opinions.”

“I have not one objection to the ground laid down by him [Campbell] as the true scriptural basis of union among the people of God; and I am willing to give him, now and here, my hand.”

“Let us, then, be no longer Campbellites or Stoneites, New Lights or Old Lights, but let us all come to the Bible and the Bible alone as the only book in the world that can give us all the light we need.”

“Unity among believers cannot be manufactured by human creeds, but must arise from shared devotion to Christ and his Word.”

“If we claim to restore New Testament Christianity, we must restore the New Testament's vision of unity—a fellowship that transcends race, class, and nation.”

“We must return to the ancient order—not as antiquarians, but as disciples seeking to follow apostolic practice in our own time.”

“Let us restore the ancient gospel and the ancient order of things, and the Lord will restore the ancient results.”

“Education is not an ornament, but a necessity. Every Christian woman should be equipped to read, think, and teach the Scriptures.”

“The church needs women who can think clearly, speak wisely, and act courageously for the truth.”

“True learning humbles the heart and strengthens the hand for service.”

“I have baptized sinners in rivers and creeks, just as Philip baptized the eunuch. The gospel knows no gender, only obedience.”

“If God has called me to preach, who are you to say I cannot? The Spirit distributes gifts as He wills, not as tradition dictates.”

“If we claim to restore New Testament Christianity, we must restore the New Testament's vision of unity—a fellowship that transcends race, class, and nation.”

“The gospel of Christ knows no color line. At the Lord's table, we are neither white nor Black, but one in Christ Jesus.”

“If God has called me to preach, who are you to say I cannot? The Spirit distributes gifts as He wills, not as tradition dictates.”

“Unity does not require uniformity. We can agree on essentials while allowing liberty in opinions.”

“No man, no bishop, no conference has the right to lord it over God's heritage. The church must be free.”

“No man can, if he would, conform his faith to the dictates of another.”

“The care of souls cannot belong to the civil magistrate.”

“The Spirit of Christ calls us to reason together, not to submit blindly to tradition or authority.”

“Freedom of conscience means nothing if it is reserved for some and denied to others. True liberty is universal, or it is hypocrisy.”

“I preach because I cannot help it. The fire is in my bones. I must tell the Gospel story.”

“The church is God's kingdom on earth, distinct from the kingdoms of men. Christians owe allegiance to Christ alone.”

“We are citizens of heaven, pilgrims and strangers on earth. The kingdoms of this world are not our home.”

“Knowledge is power.”

“Freedom of conscience means nothing if it is reserved for some and denied to others. True liberty is universal, or it is hypocrisy.”

“The gospel is a fact to be believed, a command to be obeyed, and a promise to be enjoyed.”

“I have baptized sinners in rivers and creeks, just as Philip baptized the eunuch. The gospel knows no gender, only obedience.”

“Faith, repentance, and baptism are the three steps into the kingdom of God.”

“The gospel is a fact to be believed, a command to be obeyed, and a promise to be enjoyed.”

“A restoration of pure apostolic Christianity is the only basis of union.”

“Baptism is the act by which we publicly put on Christ.”

“Every man must be permitted to investigate for himself, and to follow the truth wherever it may lead him.”

“Human authority has no right to lord it over the conscience of man.”

“I have no idea of adding to the catalogue of new sects. I labor to see sectarianism abolished and all Christians of every name united upon the one foundation upon which the apostolic church was founded.”

“The Bible is a perfect system of faith and morals, adapted to the wants of all.”

“The breaking of bread is not a festival for the few, but the continual feast of the Lord’s people.”

“The church of Christ on earth must always be reforming, because it has never yet attained to the standard of its divine Founder.”

“Division among Christians is a horrid evil, fraught with many evils. It is anti-Christian, as it destroys the visible unity of the body of Christ.”

“Nothing ought to be received into the faith or worship of the church, or be made a term of communion, that is not as old as the New Testament.”

“That all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity… may be able to commune together as members of the same family.”

“The church of Christ upon earth is essentially, intentionally, and constitutionally one.”

“Faith, repentance, and baptism are the three steps into the kingdom of God.”

“Faith, repentance, and baptism are the three steps into the kingdom.”

“Let us restore the ancient gospel and the ancient order of things, and the Lord will restore the ancient results.”

“The gospel is a fact to be believed, a command to be obeyed, and a promise to be enjoyed.”

“Let Christian unity be our polar star.”

“The Bible alone is our rule of faith and practice.”

“We take the name Christian to the exclusion of all sectarian names.”

“Education is not an ornament, but a necessity. Every Christian woman should be equipped to read, think, and teach the Scriptures.”

“The church needs women who can think clearly, speak wisely, and act courageously for the truth.”

“True learning humbles the heart and strengthens the hand for service.”

“I have baptized sinners in rivers and creeks, just as Philip baptized the eunuch. The gospel knows no gender, only obedience.”

“I preach because I cannot help it. The fire is in my bones. I must tell the Gospel story.”

“If God has called me to preach, who are you to say I cannot? The Spirit distributes gifts as He wills, not as tradition dictates.”

“All confederacies, organizations, and institutions that are not found in the New Testament are usurpations of divine authority and dangerous innovations.”

“The church is God's kingdom on earth, distinct from the kingdoms of men. Christians owe allegiance to Christ alone.”

“We are citizens of heaven, pilgrims and strangers on earth. The kingdoms of this world are not our home.”

“The Bible was written for common people, and common people can understand it if they will give it honest and diligent study.”

“The truth is always consistent with itself; it is error that contradicts.”

“We accept no theory which contradicts the statements of inspired men, for we believe that God knows more than any man or all men.”

“The Spirit of Christ calls us to reason together, not to submit blindly to tradition or authority.”

“Unity among believers cannot be manufactured by human creeds, but must arise from shared devotion to Christ and his Word.”

“We must not be content merely to read the Scriptures, but to search them with earnest hearts, that we may know the truth and walk in it.”

“The church is not a human institution to be molded by popular opinion, but a divine society to be governed by apostolic teaching.”

“We must learn to distinguish between what is written and what is inferred—between the word of God and the word of man.”

“Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent—and we will not dare to go beyond what is written.”

“Faith is not a mere intellectual assent to certain truths, but a living, active principle, that works by love and purifies the heart.”

“The gospel is addressed to man as a rational being, and its evidences are adapted to convince the understanding and move the will.”

“The scheme of redemption is a system of means wisely adapted to the attainment of a specific end—the salvation of the human race.”

“Faith without feeling is like a body without a soul—it may have the form, but lacks the life.”

“The Holy Spirit is not an abstract influence, but a personal presence, dwelling in the hearts of believers and transforming them from within.”

“The word of God is the sword of the Spirit, and the Spirit wields it to pierce the heart and renew the mind.”

“Freedom of conscience means nothing if it is reserved for some and denied to others. True liberty is universal, or it is hypocrisy.”

“If we claim to restore New Testament Christianity, we must restore the New Testament's vision of unity—a fellowship that transcends race, class, and nation.”

“The gospel of Christ knows no color line. At the Lord's table, we are neither white nor Black, but one in Christ Jesus.”

“Innovations in worship may seem harmless, but they open the door to further departures. Simplicity guards the church against the corruptions of human ambition.”

“The church needs no human organization beyond the local congregation. Christ's kingdom is complete in its divine simplicity.”

“We must return to the ancient order—not as antiquarians, but as disciples seeking to follow apostolic practice in our own time.”

“Knowledge is power.”

“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.”

“Our aim is not to build a party, but to unite the people of God on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone.”

“Unity does not require uniformity. We can agree on essentials while allowing liberty in opinions.”

“No man, no bishop, no conference has the right to lord it over God's heritage. The church must be free.”

“The Bible is our only creed, Christ our only head, and Christian our only name.”

“I have not one objection to the ground laid down by him [Campbell] as the true scriptural basis of union among the people of God; and I am willing to give him, now and here, my hand.”

“Let us, then, be no longer Campbellites or Stoneites, New Lights or Old Lights, but let us all come to the Bible and the Bible alone as the only book in the world that can give us all the light we need.”

“No man can, if he would, conform his faith to the dictates of another.”

“The care of souls cannot belong to the civil magistrate.”