Quotes by John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman (1801–1890) — Theologe, Kardinal · Katholisch · England
John Henry Newman (1801–1890) war ein englischer Theologe, prägende Leitfigur der anglikanischen Oxford-Bewegung und späterer römisch-katholischer Kardinal, der vor allem in Oxford und Birmingham wirkte. Nach seinem von Zeitgenossen teils als Bruch empfundenen Konfessionswechsel im Jahr 1845 profilierte er sich durch einflussreiche Schriften zur organischen Lehrentwicklung, zur Rolle der Laien und zur Primatstellung des persönlichen Gewissens. Für Bibelleser heute bietet sein Denken wesentliche Impulse für das Spannungsfeld zwischen Schriftauslegung, kirchlicher Tradition und eigenverantwortlichem Glaubensurteil.
Era: Revival & the 19th Century
Recurring topics: Faith & Trust, Meaning & Identity, Guidance & God's Will, Humility & Pride, Growth & Character, The Bible & the Word of God, Church & Congregation, Time & Transience
Quotes by John Henry Newman
I am called to do something or to be something for which no one else is called. I have a place in God's plan on God's earth that no one else has. Whether I am rich or poor, despised or esteemed by others, God knows me and calls me by my name.
John Henry Newman
Everyone is called to do something or to be something for which no one else is called.
John Henry Newman
God has created me to do him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have a mission—I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.
John Henry Newman
God does not take the burden of life from us, but he gives us the strength to bear it.
John Henry Newman
One of the greatest acts of trust in God is to let our children make their own decisions and go their own way.
John Henry Newman
At the end of the longest life, we are still beginners.
John Henry Newman
I read the Bible to know what people ought to do, and my newspaper to know what they are doing.
John Henry Newman
In your heart every day of my heart is kept. I am in your hand, my God, unconditionally.
John Henry Newman
I resolved to put my trust in God at all times and in all places. He can never reject me.
John Henry Newman
I believe that nothing great happens without suffering and humiliation, and that through humiliation and suffering all things become possible.
John Henry Newman
If you give me health, strength and success in this world, keep me from letting these gifts separate me from you.
John Henry Newman
The world is content to set the surface in order; the Church wants to renew the very depths of the heart.
John Henry Newman
The whole business of the preacher is to remind people that time is short, death certain, and eternity long.
John Henry Newman
We build here so firmly, yet are only guests here, and where we shall be forever, there we make little provision. For each of us there are ultimately only two things in the whole world: himself and God.
John Henry Newman
I need you, Lord, as my teacher, day by day I need you. Give me the clarity of conscience that alone can sense your Spirit. My ears are deaf, I cannot hear your voice. My sight is dim, I cannot see your signs. You alone can sharpen my hearing and clear my sight and cleanse my heart. Teach me to sit at your feet and listen to your word. Amen.
John Henry Newman
Faith, in its very nature, is the acceptance of a truth our reason cannot reach; simply and unconditionally on testimony.
John Henry Newman
God uses his instruments as he wills.
John Henry Newman
Taking up the cross of Christ is not a one-time act; it means the constant carrying out of the small duties that do not please us.
John Henry Newman
One cannot approach truth without homage.
John Henry Newman
Lord, with you I am safe; if you hold me, I have nothing to fear. I know little of the future, but I trust in you. Give me what is good for me. Take away what may harm me. When worries and sorrows come, help me bear them. Let me know you, believe in you, and serve you.
John Henry Newman
The Church Fathers are to be regarded first as witnesses, not as authorities.
John Henry Newman
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