--- title: "4 Biblical Quotes By Ravi Zacharias" description: "4 Biblical quotes by Ravi Zacharias. Plus more from Ravi Zacharias and more Biblical sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/ravi-zacharias-1158_bible_one-of-the-greatest-failures-of-our-gene_1520498.png" --- > [One of the greatest failures of our generation is not living out the biblical precepts which we so clearly articulate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/one-of-the-greatest-failures-of-our-generation-is-not-living-out-the/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/ravi-zacharias-1158_bible_one-of-the-greatest-failures-of-our-gene_1520498.png) > [Pleasure without God, without the sacred boundaries, will actually leave you emptier than before. And this is biblical truth, this is experiential…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/pleasure-without-god-without-the-sacred-boundaries-will-actually/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/ravi-zacharias-1158_biblical_pleasure-without-god-without-the-sacred_1924513.png) > [The Biblical world-view is the only one that accepts the reality of evil and suffering while giving both the cause and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/the-biblical-world-view-is-the-only-one-that-accepts-the-reality-of/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/ravi-zacharias-1158_accepting_the-biblical-world-view-is-the-only-one_1960721.png) > [Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge that the One in whom that faith is placed has proven…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/faith-in-the-biblical-sense-is-substantive-based-on-the-knowledge/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/ravi-zacharias-1158_bible_faith-in-the-biblical-sense-is-substanti_2326538.png) ## Other authors on Biblical - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bible-17752.jpg) Bible 30 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical/bible/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elie-wiesel-32332.jpg) Elie Wiesel 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical/elie-wiesel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-e-olson-80682.jpg) Roger E. 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It's all part of the fatalistic way of looking at life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/you-see-misery-you-see-misfortune-you-see-pain-you-see-suffering-it-s/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [Truth is not only a matter of offense, in that it makes certain assertions. It is also a matter of defense in that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/truth-is-not-only-a-matter-of-offense-in-that-it-makes-certain/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [“We are his temple. We do not turn in a certain directlon to pray. We are not bound by having to go into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/we-are-his-temple-we-do-not-turn-in-a-certain-directlon-to-pray-we/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [“Sometimes in the shadows of one’s self lie the problems, and in the shadows of one’s shaping lie the answers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/sometimes-in-the-shadows-of-one-s-self-lie-the-problems-and-in-the/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [Years ago I was asked this question: Do terrorists fear anything? I said, 'I suspect they would fear a morally strong America.' They would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/years-ago-i-was-asked-this-question-do-terrorists-fear-anything-i/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [When you come to religion, you come to a place. When you come to Jesus Christ, you come to a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/when-you-come-to-religion-you-come-to-a-place-when-you-come-to-jesus/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [“Philosophically, you can believe anything, so long as you do not claim it to be true. Morally, you can practice anything, so long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/philosophically-you-can-believe-anything-so-long-as-you-do-not-claim/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [None of us like the concept of law because none of us like the restraints it puts on us. But when we understand that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/none-of-us-like-the-concept-of-law-because-none-of-us-like-the/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [“That truth, by the way, is why even the horror of hell is more the outcome of a heart that seeks to disown God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/that-truth-by-the-way-is-why-even-the-horror-of-hell-is-more-the/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [But life's joys are only joys if they can be shared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/but-life-s-joys-are-only-joys-if-they-can-be-shared/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/having-the-answers-is-not-essential-to-living-what-is-essential-is/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [Only through repentance and faith in Christ can anyone be saved. No religious activity will be sufficient, only true faith in Jesus Christ alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/only-through-repentance-and-faith-in-christ-can-anyone-be-saved-no/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) > [In naturalism, man is actually very insignificant, but arrogates to himself stupendous power. In Christianity, man is actually the apex of created significance, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/in-naturalism-man-is-actually-very-insignificant-but-arrogates-to/) [Ravi Zacharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-zacharias/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical/ravi-zacharias/#itemlist", "name": "4 Biblical Quotes By Ravi Zacharias", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the greatest failures of our generation is not living out the biblical precepts which we so clearly articulate.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ravi Zacharias" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-zacharias/one-of-the-greatest-failures-of-our-generation-is-not-living-out-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/ravi-zacharias-1158_bible_one-of-the-greatest-failures-of-our-gene_1520498.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/ravi-zacharias-1158_bible_one-of-the-greatest-failures-of-our-gene_1520498.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f64/ravi-zacharias-1158_bible_one-of-the-greatest-failures-of-our-gene_1520498.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the greatest failures of our generation is not living out the biblical precepts which we so clearly…” — Ravi Zacharias", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pleasure without God, without the sacred boundaries, will actually leave you emptier than before. 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