--- title: "3 Evangelical Quotes By Robert M. Price" description: "3 Evangelical quotes by Robert M. Price. Plus more from Robert M. Price and more Evangelical sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/robert-m-price-13230_accounts_what-suggests-to-non-evangelical-scholar_1659272.jpg" --- > [What suggests to non-Evangelical scholars that the resurrection narratives contain legendary accounts? First there is a variety of apparent contradictions in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/what-suggests-to-non-evangelical-scholars-that-the-resurrection/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eca/robert-m-price-13230_accounts_what-suggests-to-non-evangelical-scholar_1659272.jpg) > [I do not expect that the mere fact that I was once an evangelical apologist and now see things differently should itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/i-do-not-expect-that-the-mere-fact-that-i-was-once-an-evangelical/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/robert-m-price-13230_agnostic_i-do-not-expect-that-the-mere-fact-that_2060335.jpg) > [“When I heard of the shady tactics of the Moonies, my initial indignation was modified by empathy. I remembered only too well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/when-i-heard-of-the-shady-tactics-of-the-moonies-my-initial/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/robert-m-price-13230_evangelical_when-i-heard-of-the-shady-tactics-of-the_2821421.jpg) ## Other authors on Evangelical - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-campolo-91780.jpg) Tony Campolo 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical/tony-campolo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-washer-74235.jpg) Paul Washer 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical/paul-washer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-murray-23547.jpg) Chris Murray 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical/chris-murray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-aiden-wilson-tozer-9883.jpg) Aiden Wilson Tozer 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical/aiden-wilson-tozer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-frank-schaeffer-35835.jpg) Frank Schaeffer 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical/frank-schaeffer/) - [J. I. Packer 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical/j-i-packer/) ## More by Robert M. Price > ["You ask me how I know he lives?" asks the revival chorus. "He lives within my heart." Exactly! A figment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/you-ask-me-how-i-know-he-lives-asks-the-revival-chorus-he-lives/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [The Koran was assembled from a variety of prior Hagarene texts (hence the contradictions re Jesus' death) in order to provide the Moses-like Muhammad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/the-koran-was-assembled-from-a-variety-of-prior-hagarene-texts-hence/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [The notorious tendency of conservative apologists and New Age paperback writers alike is to leap from mere possibility to the right to believe. "If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/the-notorious-tendency-of-conservative-apologists-and-new-age/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [Real morality is not the product of fearing a spanking. But what does fundamentalist hell-belief encourage? It retards any developing moral judgment by freezing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/real-morality-is-not-the-product-of-fearing-a-spanking-but-what-does/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [“The answer is simple: if you cannot find meaning inherent in life right now, as you live it in this visible world, the addition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/the-answer-is-simple-if-you-cannot-find-meaning-inherent-in-life/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [“Warren is stuck in Sunday School-level, pretheological fundamentalism. It is religious infantilism of the kind that Freud to conclude that religion is nothing more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/warren-is-stuck-in-sunday-school-level-pretheological-fundamentalism/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [Fundamentalism fills you with answers before you even think to ask the questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/fundamentalism-fills-you-with-answers-before-you-even-think-to-ask/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [“Born-again living seemed to me just a crutch which no longer facilitated healing and growth, but actually protracted immaturity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/born-again-living-seemed-to-me-just-a-crutch-which-no-longer/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [“But if subjective pietism is not the real crux of this all-important Gospel, if it is instead belief in the plan of salvation, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/but-if-subjective-pietism-is-not-the-real-crux-of-this-all-important/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [I wonder how appropriate it is to try to 'argue someone into the kingdom.' Many apologists hotly deny any such charge, but I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/i-wonder-how-appropriate-it-is-to-try-to-argue-someone-into-the/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [“I bet you've seen the fundamentalist bumper sticker that says, "God said it! I believe it! That settles it!" It must be a typo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/i-bet-you-ve-seen-the-fundamentalist-bumper-sticker-that-says-god/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [The born-again gospel promises joy and peace of mind, but it does so by prolonging childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/the-born-again-gospel-promises-joy-and-peace-of-mind-but-it-does-so/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [A critic may reject some miracle stories as legendary, and not others, with no inconsistency at all for the simple reason that even if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/a-critic-may-reject-some-miracle-stories-as-legendary-and-not-others/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [“Luke 17:5-6, a Lukan paraphrase of Mark 11:22-24, strikes a surprising note of pessimism: "The apostles said to the Lord, 'Increase our faith!' And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/luke-17-5-6-a-lukan-paraphrase-of-mark-11-22-24-strikes-a-surprising/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) > [Today's Politically Correct "historical Jesuses" are no different, being mere clones of the scholars who design them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-price/today-s-politically-correct-historical-jesuses-are-no-different-being/) [Robert M. Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-m-price/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical/robert-m-price/#itemlist", "name": "3 Evangelical Quotes By Robert M. Price", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What suggests to non-Evangelical scholars that the resurrection narratives contain legendary accounts? 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