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title: "51 Men Of God Quotes by 48 authors"
description: "Browse 51 Men Of God quotes by 48 authors. Discover the best Men Of God sayings and thoughts."
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> [It is the responsibility of men and women of God to tell the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-lee-peterson/it-is-the-responsibility-of-men-and-women-of-god-to-tell-the-truth/)

[Jesse Lee Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-lee-peterson/)

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> [“Men of God are not just born, they are formed”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-warren/men-of-god-are-not-just-born-they-are-formed/)

[John Paul Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-warren/)

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> [Men of God and men of war have strange affinities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cormac-mccarthy/men-of-god-and-men-of-war-have-strange-affinities/)

[Cormac McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cormac-mccarthy/)

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> [Men of God are those who walk in the fear of the Lord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/men-of-god-are-those-who-walk-in-the-fear-of-the-lord/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

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> [Instead of focusing on the great men of God, I prefer to focus on the Great God of men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wimber/instead-of-focusing-on-the-great-men-of-god-i-prefer-to-focus-on-the/)

[John Wimber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wimber/)

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> [Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/did-they-preach-one-thing-and-practice-another-these-men-of-god/)

[Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/)

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> [“Men and women of God are full of strength and wisdom; they are full of can-do power. There is nothing in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-wax/men-and-women-of-god-are-full-of-strength-and-wisdom-they-are-full-of/)

[Wendy Wax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-wax/)

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> [I've met people of great faith. I sat in the home of Billy Graham and in the residence of Cardinal Dolan and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/i-ve-met-people-of-great-faith-i-sat-in-the-home-of-billy-graham-and/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [Apostolic preaching cannot be carried on unless there be apostolic prayer. Men of God, before anything else, are indispensable to the furtherance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-mckendree-bounds/apostolic-preaching-cannot-be-carried-on-unless-there-be-apostolic/)

[Edward McKendree Bounds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-mckendree-bounds/)

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> [They've all been through bad things. So bad things happen to people. They happen to all the great men of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-bakker/they-ve-all-been-through-bad-things-so-bad-things-happen-to-people/)

[Jim Bakker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-bakker/)

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> [“Historically, the most dangerous men on earth were men of God … especially when their gods became threatened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/historically-the-most-dangerous-men-on-earth-were-men-of-god/)

[Dan Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-brown/)

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> [“Judged by the normal standards of human affairs, the lives of men and women of God may look overburdened with suffering, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eknath-easwaran/judged-by-the-normal-standards-of-human-affairs-the-lives-of-men-and/)

[Eknath Easwaran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eknath-easwaran/)

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> [Our humanity is trapped by moral adolescents. We have too many men of science, too few men of God. The world has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/omar-n-bradley/our-humanity-is-trapped-by-moral-adolescents-we-have-too-many-men-of/)

[Omar N. Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/omar-n-bradley/)

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> [Men of God have always, from time to time, walked among men, and made their commission felt in the heart and soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/men-of-god-have-always-from-time-to-time-walked-among-men-and-made/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [My brother, this "religiosity" is not the standard by which true men of God are measured. In all the rituals that Islam…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-farrakhan/my-brother-this-religiosity-is-not-the-standard-by-which-true-men-of/)

[Louis Farrakhan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-farrakhan/)

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> [The perpetrators of the Inquisition - the torturers, informers, and those who commanded their actions - were ecclesiastics of one rank or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-harris/the-perpetrators-of-the-inquisition-the-torturers-informers-and-those/)

[Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-harris/)

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> [“These fools who haven't the slightest idea how to live the morals they espouse. These fools who proclaim themselves men of God,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-grahame-smith/these-fools-who-haven-t-the-slightest-idea-how-to-live-the-morals-2/)

[Seth Grahame-Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-grahame-smith/)

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> [Our world is limited by the machinery we carry. It's very different to the 18th and 19th century Enlightenment scientists who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-beckett/our-world-is-limited-by-the-machinery-we-carry-it-s-very-different-to/)

[Bernard Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-beckett/)

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> [Those ministers of God who go about condemning me rather than preaching the Gospel they are sent to preach, are doing themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-b-joshua/those-ministers-of-god-who-go-about-condemning-me-rather-than/)

[T. B. Joshua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-b-joshua/)

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> [All great enterprises have a pearl of faith at their core, and this must be ours: that Americans are still a people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/all-great-enterprises-have-a-pearl-of-faith-at-their-core-and-this-2/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

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> [“Here is the lesson: Great men and women of God are not exempt from hurt and offense. Instead, enduring the wounds of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mansfield/here-is-the-lesson-great-men-and-women-of-god-are-not-exempt-from/)

[Stephen Mansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mansfield/)

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> [You will have all kinds of trials to pass through. And it is quite as necessary for you to be tried as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-taylor/you-will-have-all-kinds-of-trials-to-pass-through-and-it-is-quite-as/)

[John Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-taylor/)

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> [For most of Western civilization there was no real division between the realms of science, divinity, and artistic endeavor - they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/for-most-of-western-civilization-there-was-no-real-division-between/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [“There are stark differences between as "achieved ministry" and a "received ministry." An achieved ministry seeks the applause and amen of men.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-s-hawkins-2/there-are-stark-differences-between-as-achieved-ministry-and-a/)

[O.S. Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-s-hawkins-2/)

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> [A doctrine-teaching, character-building university, the Brigham Young University is dedicated to the building of character and faith, for character is higher than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spencer-w-kimball/a-doctrine-teaching-character-building-university-the-brigham-young/)

[Spencer W. Kimball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spencer-w-kimball/)

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> [“These men used to be failures and losers. They used to trip over each other. They were in debt. They were discontented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/these-men-used-to-be-failures-and-losers-they-used-to-trip-over-each/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“I was leaving God out in my reckoning. Oh, you say, no you weren’t, for all of the views have men of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-davis/i-was-leaving-god-out-in-my-reckoning-oh-you-say-no-you-weren-t-for/)

[Patrick Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-davis/)

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> [“I believe the message in the hymn “Rise Up, O Men of God” (Hymns, no. 324) is a plea, a call, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-millet/i-believe-the-message-in-the-hymn-rise-up-o-men-of-god-hymns-no-324/)

[Robert L. Millet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-l-millet/)

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> [Stand Fast Through the Storms of Life. "You will have all kinds of trials to pass through. And it is quite as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/stand-fast-through-the-storms-of-life-you-will-have-all-kinds-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Take care, then, to be firmly grounded in the teachings of the Lord and his apostles so that you may prosper in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ignatius-of-antioch/take-care-then-to-be-firmly-grounded-in-the-teachings-of-the-lord-and/)

[Ignatius of Antioch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ignatius-of-antioch/)

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> [“At the end, he insists in both cases on secrecy. He’s reached the point where it’s vital that word doesn’t leak out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright/at-the-end-he-insists-in-both-cases-on-secrecy-he-s-reached-the-point/)

[N.T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright/)

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> [“If priests—of all clans—were free of disease and immune to death, then there might be some basis for the claim of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lewis/if-priests-of-all-clans-were-free-of-disease-and-immune-to-death-then/)

[Joseph Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lewis/)

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> [“Do you wonder then that this man’s behaviour used to puzzle me tremendously? He was an ordinary clergyman at that time as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/do-you-wonder-then-that-this-man-s-behaviour-used-to-puzzle-me/)

[Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/)

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> [“... Amen. GOD Created all things seen and unseen. The True Believers in GOD believe that over a period of about 1600…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/errol-anthony-smythe/amen-god-created-all-things-seen-and-unseen-the-true-believers-in-god/)

[Errol Anthony Smythe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/errol-anthony-smythe/)

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> [“Not only scientific theory was condemned as the work of the devil. The devil also seems to have known a lot more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petr-beckman/not-only-scientific-theory-was-condemned-as-the-work-of-the-devil-the/)

[Petr Beckman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petr-beckman/)

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> [The men of God are like fishes in the ocean; they pop up into view on the surface here and there and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/the-men-of-god-are-like-fishes-in-the-ocean-they-pop-up-into-view-on/)

[Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/)

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> [The Bible warns us clearly that we must not attack men of God no matter how sinful they may have become or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-hinn/the-bible-warns-us-clearly-that-we-must-not-attack-men-of-god-no/)

[Benny Hinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-hinn/)

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> [I guess I'm an atheist. But I would say I have very good relationships with the priests that I grew up with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-o-dowd/i-guess-i-m-an-atheist-but-i-would-say-i-have-very-good-relationships/)

[Chris O'Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-o-dowd/)

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> [To become effective men of God, then, we must know and acknowledge that every grace and every virtue proceeds from God alone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/to-become-effective-men-of-god-then-we-must-know-and-acknowledge-that/)

[Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/)

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> [Be wise; let prudence dictate all your counsels; preserve peace with all men, if possible; stand by the Constitution of your country;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-smith-jr/be-wise-let-prudence-dictate-all-your-counsels-preserve-peace-with/)

[Joseph Smith, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-smith-jr/)

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                        "text": "You will have all kinds of trials to pass through. And it is quite as necessary for you to be tried as it was for Abraham and other men of God, and (said he) God will feel after you, and He will take hold of you and wrench your very heart strings, and if you cannot stand it you will not be fit for an inheritance in the Celestial Kingdom of God.",
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                        "text": "For most of Western civilization there was no real division between the realms of science, divinity, and artistic endeavor - they were just three strands of the same braid, all of them pulling toward the same beautiful desire: to try to understand the workings of this curious and beautiful world. There were many people who would have called themselves all three things at once: men of god, men of science, men of the arts.",
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                        "text": "“There are stark differences between as \"achieved ministry\" and a \"received ministry.\" An achieved ministry seeks the applause and amen of men. A received ministry sees the applause and amen of God. An achieved ministry may succeed even though it fails. A received ministry may fail (in the eyes of men) even though it succeeds (in the eyes of God). Pastor, one of the most liberating discoveries you will ever make is to discover, or perhaps rediscover, that, like Paul, you have \"received a ministry\" from the Lord. The pastor's calling is to \"serve God's purpose\" and glorify hus holy name in the process.”",
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                        "text": "A doctrine-teaching, character-building university, the Brigham Young University is dedicated to the building of character and faith, for character is higher than intellect . . . . We are men of God first, men of letters second, men of science third, and noted men fourth, men of rectitude rather than academic competence. . . . Our academic training must be as impeccable as our lives.",
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                        "text": "“These men used to be failures and losers. They used to trip over each other. They were in debt. They were discontented and distressed, but they started in that cave with David, and they gathered into him and sat at his feet, and he \"captained\" them. They slowly changed and grew and turned into mighty men of God - not mighty men of David - mighty men if God. They gathered to David, but he made them mighty men of God.”",
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                        "text": "“I was leaving God out in my reckoning. Oh, you say, no you weren’t, for all of the views have men of God in them. But logically, that is an irrational statement. Do you not see it, as soon as you say it? If the Bible says anything at all (and I think it says quite a lot), then it must say only one thing. There is not room for two opposing, or even divergent viewpoints. If there is truth, as I think myself confident in supposing Christians to maintain, then there is no more room for two truths than there are twenty truths. Unescapably, we must be driven to one.”",
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                        "text": "“I believe the message in the hymn “Rise Up, O Men of God” (Hymns, no. 324) is a plea, a call, a divine invitation for us to rise above the telestial tinsel of our time; to deny ourselves of ungodliness and clothe ourselves in the mantle of holiness; to reach and stretch and grasp for that spiritual direction and sacred empowerment promised to the Lord’s agents, to those charged to act in the name of our Principal, Jesus Christ; and to point the way to salvation and deliverance and peace in a world that finds itself enshrouded in darkness, a world that yearns for spiritual leadership.”",
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                        "text": "Stand Fast Through the Storms of Life. \"You will have all kinds of trials to pass through. And it is quite as necessary for you to be tried as it was for Abraham and other men of God... God will feel after you, and He will take hold of you and wrench your very heart strings and if you cannot stand it you will not be fit for an inheritance in the Celestial kingdom of God\" -John Taylor recalls the words of Joseph Smith to the Twelve. JS manual page 231",
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                        "text": "Take care, then, to be firmly grounded in the teachings of the Lord and his apostles so that you may prosper in all your doings both in body and in soul, in faith and in love, in the Son, and in the Father and in the Spirit, in the beginning and in the end, along with your most worthy bishop and his spiritual crown, your presbyters, and with the deacons, who are men of God.",
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                        "text": "“At the end, he insists in both cases on secrecy. He’s reached the point where it’s vital that word doesn’t leak out. If his kingdom-mission is becoming more explicitly a Messiah-mission, this really is dangerous. He must do what he has to do swiftly and secretly. In between, both stories tell of a two-stage process of illumination. The blind man sees people, but they look like trees walking about; the crowds see Jesus, but they think he’s just a prophet. (If you want to get a good picture of how Jesus appeared to his contemporaries, forget ‘gentle Jesus, meek and mild’ and read the stories of John the Baptist, Elijah and the other great prophets: fearless men of God who spoke out against evil and injustice, and brought hope to God’s puzzled and suffering people.) Then, as it were with a second touch, Jesus faces the disciples themselves with the question. Now at last their eyes are opened. They have understood about the loaves, and all the other signs. ‘You’re the Messiah!’ Peter speaks for them all. It’s vital for us to be clear at this point. Calling Jesus ‘Messiah’ doesn’t mean calling him ‘divine’, let alone ‘the second person of the Trinity’. Mark believes Jesus was and is divine, and will eventually show us why; but this moment in the gospel story is about something else. It’s about the politically dangerous and theologically risky claim that Jesus is the true King of Israel, the final heir to the throne of David, the one before whom Herod Antipas and all other would-be Jewish princelings are just shabby little impostors. The disciples weren’t expecting a divine redeemer; they were longing for a king. And they thought they’d found one. Nor was it only Herod who might be suspicious. In Jesus’ day there was a prominent temple in Caesarea Philippi to the newest pagan ‘god’ – the Roman Emperor himself. A Messiah announcing God’s kingdom was a challenge to Rome itself. As”",
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                        "text": "“If priests—of all clans—were free of disease and immune to death, then there might be some basis for the claim of the religionists. But these \"men of God\" are victims of the natural course of life, \"even as you and I.\" They enjoy no exemptions. They suffer the same ills; they feel the same sensations; they are subject to the same passions of the body, the same frailties of the mind, are victims of circumstances and misfortune, and they meet inevitable death just as every other person. They commit the same kind of crimes as other mortals, and especially, because of their \"calling,\" many are notoriously involved in the embezzlement of church funds. Nor does their calling protect them from the \"passions of the flesh.\" The scandalous conduct of many \"men of the cloth,\" in the realm of moral turpitude, often ends in murder. That is why there are so many \"men of God\" in our jails, and why so many have paid the supreme penalty in the death chair. They are not free from a single rule of life; what others must endure, they likewise must experience. They cannot protect themselves from the forces of nature, and the laws of life, any more than you can. What they can do, you can do, too. Their claims of being \"anointed\" and \"vicars of God\" on earth are false and hypocritical. If they cannot fulfill their promises while you are alive, how can they accomplish them when you are dead? If they are impotent Here, where they could demonstrate their powers, how ridiculous are their promises to accomplish them in the \"Hereafter,\" the mythical abode which exists only in their dishonest or deluded imagination?”",
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