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Gospels Quotes

Personal reflections on reading the Gospels closely.

These quotes reflect on the Gospels as a text worth returning to, with one reader noting how passages once overlooked reveal new power on a later read. Browse related sayings under Always quotes.

I always say that as a Christian I cannot find any passage in the Gospels in which Jesus condemned homosexuality.

Quotes by Troy Perry

As the gospels present it to us, the mission of Jesus of Nazareth is about the way in which the community of God's people - historically, the Jewish people who had first received the law and the covenant - is...

Quotes by Rowan Williams

Jesus Christ is the beginning, the middle, and the end of all. In the Gospels he walks in human form upon the earth, and accomplishes the work of redemption.

Quotes by Philip Schaff

To the first class belong the Gospels and Acts; to the second, the Epistles; to the third, the Revelation.

Quotes by Philip Schaff

Accomplishes Quotes

Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king.

Quotes by N. T. Wright

I've said to others that there were places I had forgotten about that were just so powerful. I've read the Gospels many times, but it's been a while since I've read through a whole book.

Quotes by Michael W. Smith

I think the best way to view the Gospels is to view them as a magnificent portrait being painted by Jewish artists to try to capture the essence of a God experience that they believe they had with Jesus of...

Quotes by John Shelby Spong

The Gospels were written to present the life and teachings of Jesus in ways that would be appropriate to different readerships, and for that reason are not all the same. They were not intended to be biographies of Jesus, but...

Quotes by John Drane

I know we didn't make an anti-Semitic film. This is what the Gospels are. And it's none of my business what other people think of me.

Quotes by Jim Caviezel

Accounts Quotes

Fidel is a Marxist-Leninist. I am not. Fidel is an atheist. I am not. One day, we discussed God and Christ. I told Castro, I am a Christian. I believe in the Social Gospels of Christ. He doesn't. Just doesn't....

Quotes by Hugo Chavez

I am no theologian. I am a layman. I am among those who are preached to, and who listen. It is not for me to preach. I should not willingly forego being a listener, a man who reads the Gospels...

Quotes by Haniel Long

In Detroit, in a city that in many cases the world has rejected, that's where God shows up. Every example in the Gospels where God shows up, it's always when the seas are the stormiest, where there is discontinuity.

Quotes by Clark Durant

I'm planning on finishing the Gospels at some point.

Quotes by Chester Brown

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

Quotes by Bertrand Russell

Always Quotes

The language of the Catholic Church - the liturgy, the prayer, the gospels - was in many ways my first poetry.

Quotes by Alice McDermott

Of the sayings of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels that can be compared to those in the fourth Gospel, there are one or two which I venture to think can only have been recorded on the authority of St. John.

Quotes by Alfred Noyes

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Gospels quotes focus on?
They reflect on reading and interpreting the Gospels, including their portrayal of Jesus and theocracy, described factually and without denominational stance.
Is homosexuality mentioned?
Yes, one speaker notes they cannot find a passage in the Gospels where Jesus condemns it, offered as a personal reading.
Do the quotes discuss theocracy?
Yes, one entry describes the Gospels as portraying what a theocracy looks like with Jesus positioned as king.
Is repeated reading discussed?
Yes, one speaker recalls forgetting how powerful certain passages were until reading through the Gospels again in full.
Where can I find more reflective, faith-adjacent quotes?
Try Accounts and Authority quotes for related sayings.

Other entries discuss how the Gospels portray theocracy and describe them as a portrait shaped by writers trying to capture a lived experience of God. See also Accounts and Authority quotes.