The relationship between the pope and the church is often described with the image of a shepherd and his flock. The individual believer doesn't come off well in this: he is a sheep. But one should not forget that although the shepherd leads the flock uncompromisingly into the owner's stable when evening comes, during the day he lets himself be drawn by the flock to the best pastures and springs, for he knows: only a sheep has the right sense for that.
— Josef Bordat (b. 1972), Philosoph, Publizist und Buchautor
Topics: Church & Congregation
Occasions: For Reflection
Josef Bordat
Josef Bordat ist ein 1972 geborener deutscher Philosoph und Publizist, der in Berlin als freier Autor tätig ist. Er vertritt ein dezidiert römisch-katholisches Profil und befasst sich schwerpunktmäßig mit christlicher Apologetik, Sozialethik sowie kirchengeschichtlichen Kontroversen. Für Bibelleser liefert er prägnante Argumente zur Vereinbarkeit von Glaube und Vernunft sowie Impulse für ein christliches Menschenbild im gesellschaftlichen Diskurs.
All quotes by Josef Bordat (38)
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller
The Church is not a cultural club, but the family of Jesus.
Pope Francis
The Bible in the pulpit must never supersede the Bible at home.
John Charles Ryle
In essential unity; in nonessentials liberty; in all this charity.
Rupertus Meldenius
Henry Ward Beecher
Philip Yancey
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
In a congregation, every person must be able to be as their heart truly is.
Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf