The Bible is full of God's promises to provide for us spiritually and materially, to never forsake us, to give us peace… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
What I mean by context is worldview - having the ancient Israelite or first-century Jew in your head as you read. How… — Michael S. Heiser Copy Share Image
“Long before there was ever a King James Version of our Bible, there was a gospel truth...and long before doctrines and denominations,… — Chandel L. White Copy Share Image
A man killed his wife because she was reading the Bible and then buried her with their infant baby and an 8-year… — Arcine Arciniegas Copy Share Image
“We accept what Scripture teaches as far as our doctrine is concerned; but when it comes to practice, we very often fail… — David Martyn Lloyd-Jones Copy Share Image
I began to read the Holy Scriptures upon my knees, laying aside all other books, and praying over, if possible, every line… — George Whitefield Copy Share Image
The book, called the Bible, is filled with passages equally horrible, unjust and atrocious. This is the book to be read in… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Where in the Bible are we told in one verse not to do a thing and in the next to do it?… — Samuel Grant Oliphant Copy Share Image
Oh my, I've just discovered what science shows us about our humble but spectacular place in the universe, and I have to… — Julia Sweeney Copy Share Image
“Everyone needs to calm down! Okay, you got a weird cookie. So what? I don’t mean to swat your ego here, buddy,… — Geoffrey Wood Copy Share Image
“I make decrees over my family every day. I speak blessings over my family every day. I declare things from God’s word… — Michael R. Van Vlymen Copy Share Image
“If anything is clear from reading Scripture, this fact is apparent: God speaks to His people. At the beginning of the Bible,… — Henry T. Blackaby Copy Share Image
“This is not a God with a form. No white clothes, no long beard. This God has no doctrine, no scripture, no… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“What do you believe, Aunt Elizabeth?' 'I believe. . . I am comfortable with reading the Bible figuratively rather than literally. For… — Tracy Chevalier Copy Share Image
“relationship between God and Old Testament Israel. In fact, as Jeremiah and other prophets pointed out, the catastrophe of 587 BC was… — Christopher J.H. Wright Copy Share Image
“When high expectations are communicated to members, the unchurched are attracted to these churches that have meaningful membership. One such church among… — Thom S. Rainer Copy Share Image
“Wait", Alex said, "you don't mind that we're gay?" Elijah shrugged. "I figure you'll go to hell, seeing as how the Bible… — Lyn Gala Copy Share Image
“wisdom entails the spiritual, mental, and emotional ability to relate rightly to God, to others, and to our culture. Proverb 9:10 says,… — David Kinnaman Copy Share Image
If I meet the Christian Deity, I am lost: He is a tyrant and as such, is full of ideas of vengeance;… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
For many people during many centuries, mankind's history before the coming of Christianity was the history of the Jews and what they… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
“The rock, when one came to think of it, was the utmost expression of human need; even mere feeling yearned for it;… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
There is nothing terribly difficult in the Bible - at least in a technical way. The Bible is written in street language,… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
In questions of this sort there are two things to be observed. First, that the truth of the Scriptures be inviolably maintained.… — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
On Nov. 6, the day before my 94th birthday, our nation will hold one of the most critical elections in my lifetime.… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
This Bible, then, has a mission, grander than any mere creation of God; for in this volume are infinite wisdom, and infinite… — Abbott Eliot Kittredge Copy Share Image
The Bible is unfortunately unclear on a long list of moral and social questions and sex is one of them. On the… — Steve Allen Copy Share Image
“Cuquis can read. She pores over a Bible the missionaries have given her. "Listen to this," she says. "'Let the rich man… — Luis Alberto Urrea Copy Share Image
I was scared of the Bible - it seemed whenever I read it I got bad luck. Then I befriended a couple… — Beth Orton Copy Share Image
“Why does the Bible keep nagging us to give thanks? It’s because we quickly forget all that God has done for us;… — Rory Noland Copy Share Image
“The word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
“It is now time for us to ask the personal question put to Jesus Christ by Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus… — John R.W. Stott Copy Share Image
Towards orthodox religion, father's own attitude remained one of tolerance. He looked upon the New Testament as the noble story of a… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
“Expressed otherwise in terms of the principle of context—a principle essential for sound understanding of any text but preeminently and uniquely so… — Peter A. Lillback Copy Share Image
Many think Jesus came to earth so you and I can have a special kind of spiritual experience and then go merrily… — Scot McKnight Copy Share Image
“When the awful time of reckoning comes, and the Jehovah God appears to demand why his command has been disobeyed, Adam endeavors… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
“God didn't give us the Bible so we could perform intellectual gymnastics. He gave us the Bible so that we would begin… — Matt Tullos Copy Share Image
“Another major difference between justice in the Bible and our modern views of justice is that in our world, justice has to… — Jessica Nicholas Copy Share Image
“I quickly realized that the press was a double-edged sword because of what instantly became the world’s most popular book: it was… — Kenneth C. Johnson Copy Share Image
[The Bible] has to be interpreted. And if it isn’t interpreted, then it can’t be put into action. So if we are… — Rob Bell Copy Share Image
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.' 'What… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
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![“[The Bible] has to be interpreted. And if it isn’t interpreted, then it can’t be put into action. So if we are serious about following God, then we have to interpret the Bible. It is not possible to simply do what the Bible says. We must first make decisions about what it means at this time, in…” quote by Rob Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/rob-bell-1025_action_the-bible-has-to-be-interpreted-and-if-i_1946930.png)
