Some of the parables of the Kingdom made wonderful sense, but the exclusivity in the New Testament put me off. Lionel Blue exclusivitykingdommake Change image and share on social
I was not comfortable worshipping another Jew. Lionel Blue comfortablejewworship Change image and share on social
Christianity had two faces which bewildered me - two pictures which didn't fit. Lionel Blue bewilderchristianityface Change image and share on social
I learnt pity, sympathy, and what it was like to be at the other end of the stick. Such lessons can't be learnt in lecture halls. Lionel Blue endhalllearn Change image and share on social
At religious instruction classes, I encountered The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, and the sincerity of the traveller in that book was overwhelming. Lionel Blue bookbunyanclass Change image and share on social
Discrimination against Jews can be read in Thomas Aquinas, and insults against Jews in Martin Luther. Lionel Blue aquinadiscriminationinsult Change image and share on social
The real evidence is not practically speaking in scholarship but in how Jesus and the Christianity based on him manifest themselves in the lives of practising Christians. Their lives are the proofs of their beliefs. Lionel Blue basebeliefchristian share on social
It is not possible to unknow what you do know - the result of that is fanaticism. Lionel Blue fanaticismresultunknow Change image and share on social
I began to see that my problems, seen spiritually, were really my soul's plusses. Lionel Blue beginplussproblem Change image and share on social
I am pleased now that I have lived in a gay as well as a religious ghetto, though it hasn't been very comfortable. Taken together, their limitations cancel each other out and I have seen the world more kindly and more honestly. Lionel Blue cancelcomfortablegay share on social
