You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty. N. T. Wright abortiondeathlife Change image and share on social
Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world. N. T. Wright ancientchristiandeath Change image and share on social
While some who downplay Christ's divinity have imagined Jesus as a great social worker 'being kind to old ladies, small dogs and little children,' orthodox Christianity has not wanted Jesus to have a political message. N. T. Wright childchristchristianity share on social
The question of Heaven, the question of what happens after death, is one which a lot of people in our culture try to put off as long as they can, but sooner or later it suddenly swings round and looks them in the eye. N. T. Wright culturedeatheye share on social
Heard in full sound, the Gospels tell about the establishment of a theocracy, and portray what theocracy looks like with Jesus as king. N. T. Wright establishmentfullgospel Change image and share on social
It's very easy for a church just to slide along from week to week, taking it for granted that we do our services like this and that, and we celebrate the sacraments like this and that. N. T. Wright celebratechurcheasy Change image and share on social
Death is a monster; death is horrible. N. T. Wright deathhorriblemonster Change image and share on social
Western Christians have imagined that, at the end of the day, God is going to throw the present space-time universe into a trashcan and we'll be sitting on clouds playing harps. The ultimate future that we're promised is much more interesting than that. It's new heavens and a new Earth with new bodies to live in. N. T. Wright bodychristiancloud share on social
I think future generations will say the late 20th century and the early 21st century was a time of great convulsions and upheavals. N. T. Wright 20th21stcentury Change image and share on social
Love is not just tolerance. It's not just distant appreciation. It's a warm sense of, 'I am enjoying the fact that you are you.' N. T. Wright appreciationdistantenjoy Change image and share on social