Scriptures Quotes · Page 5

Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.

— Randall Terry

“God gave us the Scriptures not just to inform or motivate us; more than anything he wants to save us.”

— Scott Hahn

Open book of scriptures I man wont deny keep it high. The grass is greener on the other side.

— Julian Marley

We must not only read the Scriptures, but we must make their rules of life our own.

— Hosea Ballou

“Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures help us to build a strong trust in the truth of God.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

My job [as a teacher] is to love the Scriptures in public. And then sit down.

— Lauren F. Winner

The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering, and the most comfortable way of dying.

— John Flavel

When you read the sacred Scriptures, or any other book, never think how you read, but what you read.

— John Philip Kemble

I should like to think how we write as theologians would reflect our confidence in the One who makes that writing possible.…

— Stanley Hauerwas

“The Soul (our true Self) has to be experienced, the Soul known through scriptures will not do. Work will not be completed…

— Dada Bhagwan

“People fight over religion, because they don't understand religion. They think reading a few Bibles, Qurans and Vedas makes them religious. Books…

— Abhijit Naskar

“The writers of religious scriptures and texts would have done humanity a grand service if they would have used just one sentence,…

— Steve Maraboli

The holy scriptures as well as the local and General Authorities of the Church provide a safety net of counsel and guidance…

— James E. Faust

As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a…

— John Ortberg

To Latter-day Saints there can be no objection to the careful and critical study of the scriptures, ancient or modern, provided only…

— John Andreas Widtsoe

“Wisdom is the ability to make wise decisions and pursue them. The bible said "wisdom is the principal thing". This means it's…

— Israelmore Ayivor

No, the Scriptures were not given to us to confuse us but rather to instruct us. Certainly God intends that we should…

— M. R. DeHaan

“I followed Ruth's example, you know." He tilted his head in confusion. There was a Ruth in his neighborhood. But when could…

— Tessa Afshar

“In serving as a pastor for over thirty years, I have seen some remarkable transformations and I’ve seen some big disappointments. I…

— Colin S. Smith

“It is certain that one who studies the scriptures every day accomplishes far more than one who devotes considerable time one day…

— Howard W. Hunter

Man is unable to accurately predict events which are but twenty-four hours distant; only the Divine Mind could have foretold the future,…

— Arthur W. Pink

Whoever, therefore, thinks that he understands the divine scriptures or any part of them so that it does not build on the…

— Saint Augustine

“If one does not have the basic conscientious capacity to refute the primitive textual verses of the scriptures that demand one to…

— Abhijit Naskar

Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in…

— Derek Prince

“No knowledge comes from the outside world or an imaginary supernatural paradise.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“Tradition is never said to be “God-breathed”[6] and is never exalted to a place of equality with (or supremacy over) the Scriptures.”

— James Robert White

Let us therefore yield ourselves and bow to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, which can neither err nor deceive.

— Saint Augustine

Of all the commentaries on the Scriptures, good examples are the best.

— John Donne

The scriptures recommend love and service to the enlightened to develop purity.

— Frederick Lenz

“The gift of the Sabbath must be treasured. Blessed are you who honour this day.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“If we begin to study the Scriptures, our souls shall be sanctified.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“The Holy Scriptures were not given to us that we should enclose them in books, but that we should engrave them upon…

— St. John Chrysostom

All teaching and all truth and all doctrine must be tested in the light of the scriptures.

— Martyn Lloyd-Jones

As you engage your mind in the scriptures, your mind will become pure.

— Frederick Lenz

When you align yourself with God's purpose as described in the Scriptures, something special happens to your life.

— Bono

“The attainment of an established awareness of the Self (the Soul) transcends the four Vedas.”

— Dada Bhagwan

In the Buddhist scriptures, it said many births cause suffering, so Buddhism is not against family planning.

— Mechai Viravaidya

Our conscience illuminated by the Holy Spirit as we search the Scriptures will show us in every circumstance the right way.

— Richard Wurmbrand

“The more you love the Scriptures, the firmer will be your faith. There is little backsliding when people love the Scriptures.”

— D.L. Moody

Make careful choice of the books which you read: let the holy Scriptures ever have the preeminence.

— Richard Baxter