The Church in the Wilderness Quotes

“Methods are many, but principles are few; methods will change, but principles never do.”
― Chip Brogden, The Church in the Wilderness: What it Means to Follow Jesus Outside of Organized Religion

“I can be very bold and tell you that I already know what God’s purpose in your life is. How can I do this, when I have never met you? I can boldly say I know what God’s purpose is for you because His purpose for me is the same, and His purpose for all the saints is the same. It is the ultimate aim of God, and what He hopes to accomplish through you. We are THE CALLED according to His purpose, to be THE CONFORMED to the image of His Dear Son. What a high, noble calling this is!”
― Chip Brogden, The Church in the Wilderness: What it Means to Follow Jesus Outside of Organized Religion

“Let me state here and now that man, not God, started every denomination, institutional church, and house church on the face of the earth. Some may be following God’s will, some only think they are following God’s will. Most are just doing what they want to do with no thought of God’s will. We aren’t interested now in explaining how or why they do what they do, we simply wish to state that man does all these things, not God.”
― Chip Brogden, The Church in the Wilderness: What it Means to Follow Jesus Outside of Organized Religion

“The death of Christianity will not be the result of everyone rejecting the Gospel, but the result of everyone accepting a watered-down version of it.”
― Chip Brogden, The Church in the Wilderness: What it Means to Follow Jesus Outside of Organized Religion

“You see, then, that the most anyone can do is point people to Jesus as the sole Source of Life. They may experience Life through us, but we cannot give them Life ourselves. To those bound by Organized Religion, Jesus cries, “You search the Scriptures, because you think in them you have Life. You are content to read about Me, but you will not come to Me that you may have Life” (John 5:39,40, paraphrased). Come to Me! Not, “Memorize these Three Easy Steps and attend the Church of your choice this Sunday.” “Come to Me!” He is Life.”
― Chip Brogden, The Church in the Wilderness: What it Means to Follow Jesus Outside of Organized Religion

“Buddha, Confucius, or Socrates can bring us good teaching, moral excellence, and religious philosophy. For this they may be commended as rendering help and aid to humanity. But Jesus Christ is different: He brings us Himself as our Life.”
― Chip Brogden, The Church in the Wilderness: What it Means to Follow Jesus Outside of Organized Religion