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John Shelby Spong Quotes

Best Quotes by John Shelby Spong (Top 3)

  1. God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems which human beings have created to try to help us walk into the mystery of God. I honor my tradition, I walk through my tradition, but I don't think my tradition defines God, I think it only points me to God.
  2. The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow end.
  3. I prepare for death by living.