--- title: "1 Moral Judgments Quotes By James W. Sire" description: "1 Moral Judgments quotes by James W. Sire. Plus more from James W. Sire and more Moral Judgments sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/james-w-sire-29962_character_theism-however-teaches-that-not-only-is_825043.jpg" --- > [“Theism, however, teaches that not only is there a moral universe but there is an absolute standard by which all moral judgments are measured. God himself-his character of goodness (holiness and love)-is the standard.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/theism-however-teaches-that-not-only-is-there-a-moral-universe-but/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/james-w-sire-29962_character_theism-however-teaches-that-not-only-is_825043.jpg) ## More by James W. Sire > [“I am most interested in encouraging Christians to think and read well. Christians, of all people, should reflect the mind of their Maker. Learning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/i-am-most-interested-in-encouraging-christians-to-think-and-read-well/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [“Step on my toe. Must I curse? I may. Must I forgive you? I may. Must I yell? I may. Must I smile? I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/step-on-my-toe-must-i-curse-i-may-must-i-forgive-you-i-may-must-i/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [A case can certainly be made that Christians bear a major responsibility for our ecological crisis. But the fault is not their biblical but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/a-case-can-certainly-be-made-that-christians-bear-a-major/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [“Each action of each of us, each decision to pursue one course rather than another, changes or rather "produces" the future. By”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/each-action-of-each-of-us-each-decision-to-pursue-one-course-rather/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [Truth cannot be constructed. To live in ideology is, as Havel so eloquently reminds us, inevitably to live in a lie. Truth can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/truth-cannot-be-constructed-to-live-in-ideology-is-as-havel-so/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [“But nothing external to God can possibly constrain him. If he chooses to restore a broken universe, it is because he "wants" to, because,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/but-nothing-external-to-god-can-possibly-constrain-him-if-he-chooses/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [“Theism, however, teaches that not only is there a moral universe but there is an absolute standard by which all moral judgments are measured.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/theism-however-teaches-that-not-only-is-there-a-moral-universe-but/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [A worldview is a commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/a-worldview-is-a-commitment-a-fundamental-orientation-of-the-heart/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [“God does not love us because we are so valuable; we are valuable because God loves us."12”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/god-does-not-love-us-because-we-are-so-valuable-we-are-valuable/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [For is it not the common experience of all of us - you and I - that we do no incorporate the truth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/for-is-it-not-the-common-experience-of-all-of-us-you-and-i-that-we-do/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [“Life is short, but art is long. Sophocles is dead, but Oedipus lives on…Each of us when we read a great piece of literature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/life-is-short-but-art-is-long-sophocles-is-dead-but-oedipus-lives-on/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [To glorify God is not just to do so in religious worship, singing praise and enacting the traditional rites of the church. To glorify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/to-glorify-god-is-not-just-to-do-so-in-religious-worship-singing/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [“One thing the Bible does not do: it does not denigrate the mind. The Bible is not anti-intellectual. Rather it gives the reason why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/one-thing-the-bible-does-not-do-it-does-not-denigrate-the-mind-the/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [Thinking well is integral to acting righteously. Truth and spirituality are of a piece: to know the truth is to do it. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/thinking-well-is-integral-to-acting-righteously-truth-and/) [James W. Sire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-sire/) > [When people were conscious of a God whose character was moral law, when their consciences were informed by a sense of rightness, their watchmen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-sire/when-people-were-conscious-of-a-god-whose-character-was-moral-law/) [James W. 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