--- title: "3 Overwhelming Quotes By Scot McKnight" description: "3 Overwhelming quotes by Scot McKnight. Plus more from Scot McKnight and more Overwhelming sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/scot-mcknight-10650_angel_angels-inasmuch-as-they-come-from-the-th_2378143.jpg" --- > [Angels, inasmuch as they come from the Throne Room of the Thrice-holy God, usher us into the presence of God once removed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/angels-inasmuch-as-they-come-from-the-throne-room-of-the-thrice-holy/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/scot-mcknight-10650_angel_angels-inasmuch-as-they-come-from-the-th_2378143.jpg) > [The angels of the Bible terrify the humans to whom they visit; they startle and scare and even stun the humans. Why?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/the-angels-of-the-bible-terrify-the-humans-to-whom-they-visit-they/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/scot-mcknight-10650_angel_the-angels-of-the-bible-terrify-the-huma_2398557.jpg) > [Angels do not intend to intimidate or scare, but their overwhelming glory and being will stun us into sudden contact with what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/angels-do-not-intend-to-intimidate-or-scare-but-their-overwhelming/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/scot-mcknight-10650_angel_angels-do-not-intend-to-intimidate-or-sc_2527827.jpg) ## Other authors on Overwhelming ## More by Scot McKnight > [“If you want to know how Jesus understands the Christian life, the place to begin is with what he means by kingdom of God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/if-you-want-to-know-how-jesus-understands-the-christian-life-the/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [God's idea of redemption is community-shaped.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/god-s-idea-of-redemption-is-community-shaped/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [“The test results also suggest that, even though we like to think we are becoming more like Jesus, the reverse is probably more the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/the-test-results-also-suggest-that-even-though-we-like-to-think-we/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [We need to shed our unearthly and nonsocial and idealistic and romantic and uber-spiritual visions of kingdom and get back to what Jesus meant.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/we-need-to-shed-our-unearthly-and-nonsocial-and-idealistic-and/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [“One of my favorite kingdom preachers is Minneapolis pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church, Efrem Smith.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/one-of-my-favorite-kingdom-preachers-is-minneapolis-pastor-of/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [To walk into the Jefferson memorial is to be in a temple of the pure idolatry of reason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/to-walk-into-the-jefferson-memorial-is-to-be-in-a-temple-of-the-pure/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [The ultimate end of redemption is that we worship God with our whole being and in the whole company of the redeemed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/the-ultimate-end-of-redemption-is-that-we-worship-god-with-our-whole/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [Those who aren't following Jesus aren't his followers. Its that simple. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. To follow Jesus means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/those-who-aren-t-following-jesus-aren-t-his-followers-its-that-simple/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [God's love entails a covenant commitment on the part of with us, and that covenant commitment means a promise to be with us and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/god-s-love-entails-a-covenant-commitment-on-the-part-of-with-us-and/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [“To reveal what the kingdom of God is like, Jesus tells parables. And these parables usher his listeners and readers into a world he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/to-reveal-what-the-kingdom-of-god-is-like-jesus-tells-parables-and/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [“God did not give the Bible so we could master him or it; God gave the Bible so we could live it, so we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/god-did-not-give-the-bible-so-we-could-master-him-or-it-god-gave-the/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [Our biggest problem is that we have an entire culture shaped by a misunderstanding of the gospel. That so-called gospel is deconstructing the church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/our-biggest-problem-is-that-we-have-an-entire-culture-shaped-by-a/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [Angels are here and around us; perhaps all around us. But we have to have an ear for them and an eye for them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/angels-are-here-and-around-us-perhaps-all-around-us-but-we-have-to/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [“This has to be emphasized, because today too many of us emphasize kingdom but ignore the Holy Spirit and Pentecost and church—as if kingdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/this-has-to-be-emphasized-because-today-too-many-of-us-emphasize/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) > [Angels will frequently - even when they're comforting us with good news - touch the awe of God's eternal presence and drive us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/angels-will-frequently-even-when-they-re-comforting-us-with-good-news/) [Scot McKnight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scot-mcknight/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/overwhelming/scot-mcknight/#itemlist", "name": "3 Overwhelming Quotes By Scot McKnight", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Angels, inasmuch as they come from the Throne Room of the Thrice-holy God, usher us into the presence of God once removed and such encounters with God are more powerful and overwhelming than ordinary moments with God.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Scot McKnight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scot-mcknight/angels-inasmuch-as-they-come-from-the-throne-room-of-the-thrice-holy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/scot-mcknight-10650_angel_angels-inasmuch-as-they-come-from-the-th_2378143.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/scot-mcknight-10650_angel_angels-inasmuch-as-they-come-from-the-th_2378143.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/scot-mcknight-10650_angel_angels-inasmuch-as-they-come-from-the-th_2378143.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Angels, inasmuch as they come from the Throne Room of the Thrice-holy God, usher us into the presence of God…” — Scot McKnight", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The angels of the Bible terrify the humans to whom they visit; they startle and scare and even stun the humans. 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