Sebastian Franck Quotes
Sebastian Franck was a German radical Reformer, spiritualist, historian, and one of the most independent voices of the early Reformation. After early ordination as a Catholic priest and a brief Lutheran phase, he broke with all institutional churches and developed a spiritualist Christianity in which the true Church is invisible, embraces all who love truth in any age and tradition, and is known by the inner Word. The quotes below are attributed to Sebastian Franck, organized by topic.
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Sebastian Franck on God
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“The true Church is invisible and embraces all who love truth.”
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“Faith is more than the assent of the mind; it is the obedience of the heart.”
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“The letter kills; only the Spirit gives life.”
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“Christ is reborn in every soul that turns wholly to God.”
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“Malaysian bishop says Pope Francis is ‘what the Holy Spirit is saying today’ (February 11, 2018)”
We took a resolution that our churches for the next ten years were going to be creative, inclusive, and bridge-building. When that gets into your system, those three words, it doesn’t matter how other people think or feel, whoever is creating more divisions. We as church are thinking and feeling and praying that way, and therefore I feel less threatened.
Sebastian Franck on Mind
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“We took a resolution that our churches for the next ten years were going to be creative, inclusive, and bridge-building. When that gets into your system, those three words, it doesn’t matter how other people think or feel, whoever is creating more divisions. We as church are thinking and feeling and praying that way, and therefore I feel less threatened.”
Malaysian bishop says Pope Francis is ‘what the Holy Spirit is saying today’ (February 11, 2018)
Sebastian Franck on Truth
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“All ages have known truth-seekers, whatever name they bore.”