Christendom Quotes
Words on the faith and history of a civilization.
These quotes trace Christendom's sweep from personal faith struggles over grace and performance to the sweeping historical drama of the Crusades and centuries-old tension between the Greek and Roman churches. Readers curious about how belief shaped empires and vice versa will find plenty to consider here, echoing themes explored in the Elizabethan era of religious upheaval.
My observation of Christendom is that most of us tend to base our relationship with God on our performance instead of on His grace.
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The first two crusades brought the flower of European chivalry to Constantinople and restored that spiritual union between Eastern and Western Christendom that had been interrupted by the great schism of the Greek and Roman Churches.
The floor of Christendom and elsewhere is littered with wrecks made by old prophets. God won't stand nonsense from any man. Every man has to choose between Christ and Barabbas, and every Christian between God and some old prophet.
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From reflections on grace versus performance to warnings about misguided old prophets, this collection captures the tension between spiritual ideals and historical reality within Christendom. Continue exploring related eras and ideas in our Round quotes collection.
