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> [The Bible is not God, nor is it a substitute for God, and to treat it as if it were God or a surrogate of God is to treat it in the very way that it itself condemns over and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/the-bible-is-not-god-nor-is-it-a-substitute-for-god-and-to-treat-it/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

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## More by Peter J. Gomes

> [The Bible is not God, nor is it a substitute for God, and to treat it as if it were God or a surrogate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/the-bible-is-not-god-nor-is-it-a-substitute-for-god-and-to-treat-it/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [“It is interesting to me to note that those who most frequently call for fair play are those who are advantaged by the play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/it-is-interesting-to-me-to-note-that-those-who-most-frequently-call/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [“Mystery is not an argument for the existence of God; mystery is an experience of the existence of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/mystery-is-not-an-argument-for-the-existence-of-god-mystery-is-an/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [It does not take a great deal of imagination or courage to believe that God is on your side when you are prospering or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/it-does-not-take-a-great-deal-of-imagination-or-courage-to-believe/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [“My course is a survey of how readings of the same constant text have varied over the centuries, from the formation of the canon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/my-course-is-a-survey-of-how-readings-of-the-same-constant-text-have/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [“Perhaps the most dangerous verse in all the Bible is the second verse of Romans 12, where Saint Paul endorses Christian nonconformity. When he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/perhaps-the-most-dangerous-verse-in-all-the-bible-is-the-second-verse/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [To some, the temporal triumph of the Christian community in the world is a sign of God's favor and the essential righteousness of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/to-some-the-temporal-triumph-of-the-christian-community-in-the-world/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [The resurrection is God's way of getting our attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/the-resurrection-is-god-s-way-of-getting-our-attention/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

> [The question should not be 'What would Jesus do?' but rather, more dangerously, 'What would Jesus have me do?' The onus is not on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-j-gomes/the-question-should-not-be-what-would-jesus-do-but-rather-more/)

[Peter J. Gomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-j-gomes/)

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