The Life of God in the Soul of the Church Quotes

“If we allow ourselves even for a moment to contemplate the vast weight of suffering in the world, we will easily be overwhelmed with grief. This is why we develop the habit and self-protective instinct of overlooking the suffering around us.”
― Thabiti Anyabwile, The Life of God in the Soul of the Church The Root and Fruit of Spiritual Fellowship

“Sometimes God comforts us directly, but that’s not His only strategy. Normally He comforts us through His people—so if our lives aren’t open to one another, they’re closed to the Father’s comfort. Let’s share our lives; let’s fellowship in suffering so that we can fellowship in His mercy.”
― Thabiti Anyabwile, The Life of God in the Soul of the Church The Root and Fruit of Spiritual Fellowship

“The reason the apostles preached the message of Jesus Christ was not for individual conversion alone. The apostles did not preach so that there simply would be a new me, but so that there would be a new we.”
― Thabiti M. Anyabwile, The Life of God in the Soul of the Church The Root and Fruit of Spiritual Fellowship

“Where is God in suffering? He’s in it with us, and in it for us:”
― Thabiti Anyabwile, The Life of God in the Soul of the Church The Root and Fruit of Spiritual Fellowship