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> [“Merely to ask, “Is that true? Do I and my hearers believe that?” does not produce instant answers. But failing to contend with those basic questions means we will speak only to those who are already committed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/merely-to-ask-is-that-true-do-i-and-my-hearers-believe-that-does-not/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

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## More by Haddon W. Robinson

> [“Poorly prepared conclusions that wander about looking for an exit line leave a congregation looking toward the exit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/poorly-prepared-conclusions-that-wander-about-looking-for-an-exit/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“So what? What difference does it make?” How should this concept be applied? Is the biblical writer applying his idea? Where does he develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/so-what-what-difference-does-it-make-how-should-this-concept-be/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [You will invest your life in something, or you will throw it away on nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/you-will-invest-your-life-in-something-or-you-will-throw-it-away-on/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“A series of different questions must be raised when trying to understand a story. A sampling of those questions might be the following: Who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/a-series-of-different-questions-must-be-raised-when-trying-to/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“bland composite” of the congregation’s “congenial, ever helpful, ever ready to help boy scout; as the darling of the old ladies and as sufficiently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/bland-composite-of-the-congregation-s-congenial-ever-helpful-ever/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“Here is another thing that used to puzzle me. Is it not frightfully unfair that this new life should be confined to people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/here-is-another-thing-that-used-to-puzzle-me-is-it-not-frightfully/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“Preach means “to cry out, herald, or exhort.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/preach-means-to-cry-out-herald-or-exhort/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“If you start into a sentence without pinning down what you want to emphasize, you may end up stressing insignificant details. If you add…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/if-you-start-into-a-sentence-without-pinning-down-what-you-want-to/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“Remember that you’re looking for the author’s ideas. Begin by stating in rough fashion what you think the writer is talking about—that is, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/remember-that-you-re-looking-for-the-author-s-ideas-begin-by-stating/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“What does this mean?” What has to be explained so that my listeners will understand the passage? Does the biblical writer explain his statements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/what-does-this-mean-what-has-to-be-explained-so-that-my-listeners/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“More thought is demanded but more accomplished if we set them up: “Written boldly into the Bible is this phrase . . .” “Paul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/more-thought-is-demanded-but-more-accomplished-if-we-set-them-up/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [Ministers must read. We are required to read not as a luxury but as a necessity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/ministers-must-read-we-are-required-to-read-not-as-a-luxury-but-as-a/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“In your sermon manuscript short sentences keep your thoughts from tangling and therefore are easier for you to remember. When you deliver your sermon,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/in-your-sermon-manuscript-short-sentences-keep-your-thoughts-from/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“people need to be reminded as much as they need to be informed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/people-need-to-be-reminded-as-much-as-they-need-to-be-informed/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

> [“An effective introduction should accomplish three objectives. It gets attention, it surfaces a need, and it orients the audience to the body of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haddon-w-robinson/an-effective-introduction-should-accomplish-three-objectives-it-gets/)

[Haddon W. Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haddon-w-robinson/)

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