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> [I am a follower of Jesus Christ. The Bible is my primary way of knowing Him and what it means to follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/i-am-a-follower-of-jesus-christ-the-bible-is-my-primary-way-of/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

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> [I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/i-am-a-pastor-and-i-teach-and-preach-the-bible-to-my-congregation/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

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> [As I've taught our congregation, within the Christian faith the question of homosexuality is not a question of biblical authority, but biblical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/as-i-ve-taught-our-congregation-within-the-christian-faith-the/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

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## Other authors on Congregation

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-emerson-67071.jpg) Michael Emerson 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/congregation/michael-emerson/)

## More by Adam Hamilton

> [If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/if-everything-happens-for-a-reason-then-every-act-of-evil-is/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [When my kids were growing up, I wanted their teachers to teach them science, reading, math and history. I also wanted them to care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/when-my-kids-were-growing-up-i-wanted-their-teachers-to-teach-them/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [Frequent prayer has great value. On its surface, this sounds simplistic. But if we're to keep prayer at the forefront of our ministry, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/frequent-prayer-has-great-value-on-its-surface-this-sounds-simplistic/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [“As Donald Trump was campaigning for the Republican nomination for president in 2016 he was asked, “Have you ever asked God for forgiveness?” He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/as-donald-trump-was-campaigning-for-the-republican-nomination-for/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [The senseless killing of 20 children and their teachers and principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School was not part of God's grand plan. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/the-senseless-killing-of-20-children-and-their-teachers-and-principal/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [I suspect that here theists and atheists would agree: Human beings have within them the ability to choose evil or good. We wake up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/i-suspect-that-here-theists-and-atheists-would-agree-human-beings/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [God seldom suspends the laws of nature, just as God does not remove free will to keep evil people from doing evil things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/god-seldom-suspends-the-laws-of-nature-just-as-god-does-not-remove/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/the-bible-calls-us-to-love-our-neighbors-and-to-do-justice-and-love/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/learning-to-read-the-bible-in-the-light-of-the-times-in-which-it-was/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [Why did the earthquake and tsunami occur in Japan? Was it the act of an angry God? No, it was the result of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/why-did-the-earthquake-and-tsunami-occur-in-japan-was-it-the-act-of/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [We don't need mandatory, non-sectarian prayers read over the loudspeaker to 'put God back in schools.' God never left the schools. God is still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/we-don-t-need-mandatory-non-sectarian-prayers-read-over-the/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [I am a follower of Jesus Christ. The Bible is my primary way of knowing Him and what it means to follow Him. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/i-am-a-follower-of-jesus-christ-the-bible-is-my-primary-way-of/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [“The human authors and editors of the Old Testament brought their own experiences and presuppositions to the task of writing. We don’t often think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/the-human-authors-and-editors-of-the-old-testament-brought-their-own/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [God's role in superintending our world and our lives is neither absentee landlord nor micromanager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/god-s-role-in-superintending-our-world-and-our-lives-is-neither/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

> [I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-hamilton/i-am-a-pastor-and-i-teach-and-preach-the-bible-to-my-congregation/)

[Adam Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-hamilton/)

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