Quotes: Christianity and Compassion
“Christendom has done away with Christianity without being quite aware of it.” - Søren Aabye Kierkegaard
Question: Why do you think Kierkegaard said this? Was he just attacking the religious? Or did he have a point? How does this relate to compassion?
“If Christians would really live according to the teachings of Christ, as found in the Bible, all of India would be Christian today.” - Mahatma Gandhi
Question: Is it possible that an "unbeliever" could make a point worth pondering? How does this relate to compassion?
“Make no judgments where you have no compassion.” - Unknown
Statement: This one kind of rocked me.
“Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.” - Henry Ward Beecher
Question: How can the Church learn from this?
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - The 14th Dalai Lama