Doe Quotes by Philip Yancey

17 Doe quotes by Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey’s 17 quotes on Doe reveal his honest, often probing style. The collection feels like a candid conversation, giving readers a personal sense of his take on the topic.

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True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do…

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When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer-as does it.

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The Bible never belittles human disappointment ... but it does add one key word: temporary.

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When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person…

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God does not seem impressed by size or power or wealth. Faith is what he wants, and the heroes who emerge are…

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God does not accept me conditionally, on the basis of my performance, but bestows his love and forgiveness freely, despite my innumerable…

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If we comprehend what Christ has done for us, then surely out of gratitude we will strive to live 'worthy' of such…

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...to see that God does answer, in great things as well as small, the prayers of those who put their trust in…

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Grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us. Ask people what…

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Why pray? Evidently, God likes to be asked. God certainly does not need our wisdom or our knowledge, nor even the information…

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When Jesus came to earth, demons recognized him, the sick flocked to him, and sinners doused his feet and head with perfume.…

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The bible never belittles disappointment, but it does add one key word: temporary - What we feel now, we will not always…

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If we insist on visible proofs from God, we may well prepare the way for a permanent state of disappointment. True faith…

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A faithful person sees life from the perspective of trust, not fear. Bedrock faith allows me to believe that, despite the chaos…

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Forgiveness is the only way to break the cycle of blame-and pain-in a relationship...It does not settle all questions of blame and…

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Politics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace. That does not mean, of course,…

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To some, the image of a pale body glimmering on a dark night whispers of defeat. What good is a God who…

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Love deems this world worth rescuing.

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People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive.

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In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back.

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You can know the law by heart without knowing the heart of it

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“I have marveled at, and sometimes openly questioned, the self-restraint God has shown throughout history, allowing the Genghis Khans and the Hitlers and the…

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C. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs…

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Having spent time around "sinners" and also around purported saints, I have a hunch why Jesus spent so much time with the former group:…

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We preach sermons, write books on apologetics, conduct city-wide evangelistic campaigns. For those alienated from the church, that approach no longer has the same…

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I begin with confession not in order to feel miserable, rather to call to mind a reality I often ignore. When I acknowledge where…

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