--- title: "1 Scripture Says Quotes By Todd Burpo" description: "1 Scripture Says quotes by Todd Burpo. Plus more from Todd Burpo and more Scripture Says sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/todd-burpo-15375_parenting_the-scripture-says-that-as-jesus-gave-up_194436.jpg" --- > [“The Scripture says that as Jesus gave up his spirit, as he sagged there, lifeless on that Roman cross, God the Father turned his back. I am convined that he did that because if he kept on watching, he couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/the-scripture-says-that-as-jesus-gave-up-his-spirit-as-he-sagged/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/todd-burpo-15375_parenting_the-scripture-says-that-as-jesus-gave-up_194436.jpg) ## More by Todd Burpo > [Being a pastor, of course, obviously people would say it (shouldn't) have done much but, boy, it sure gave me a peace I never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/being-a-pastor-of-course-obviously-people-would-say-it-shouldn-t-have/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” —JESUS OF NAZARETH”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/i-tell-you-the-truth-unless-you-change-and-become-like-little/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“The Scripture says that as Jesus gave up his spirit, as he sagged there, lifeless on that Roman cross, God the Father turned his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/the-scripture-says-that-as-jesus-gave-up-his-spirit-as-he-sagged/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“we learned the value of being vulnerable enough to let others be strong for us, to let others bless us. That, it turned out,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/we-learned-the-value-of-being-vulnerable-enough-to-let-others-be/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“What is childlike humility? It’s not the lack of intelligence, but the lack of guile. The lack of an agenda. It’s that precious, fleeting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/what-is-childlike-humility-it-s-not-the-lack-of-intelligence-but-the/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“A friend of ours, the wife of a pastor at a church in Colorado, had once told me about something her daughter, Hannah, said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/a-friend-of-ours-the-wife-of-a-pastor-at-a-church-in-colorado-had/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses . . . let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/therefore-since-we-are-surrounded-by-such-a-great-cloud-of-witnesses/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [How do you scare some sense into a child who doesn’t fear death?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/how-do-you-scare-some-sense-into-a-child-who-doesn-t-fear-death/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [You might as well tell God what you think. He already knows it anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/you-might-as-well-tell-god-what-you-think-he-already-knows-it-anyway/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“We’d been given a gift and our job now was to unwrap it…and see what’s inside.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/we-d-been-given-a-gift-and-our-job-now-was-to-unwrap-it-and-see-what/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“Now was not the time to quit and mourn. Now was the time for prayer and action.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/now-was-not-the-time-to-quit-and-mourn-now-was-the-time-for-prayer/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [The Bible's been attacked. What is truth? It's relative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/the-bible-s-been-attacked-what-is-truth-it-s-relative/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [“unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/unless-you-change-and-become-like-little-children-you-will-never/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [Sometimes laughter is the only way to process tough times](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/sometimes-laughter-is-the-only-way-to-process-tough-times/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) > [Jesus clearly viewed children as precious - and that if he loved kids enough to say that adults should be more like them, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-burpo/jesus-clearly-viewed-children-as-precious-and-that-if-he-loved-kids/) [Todd Burpo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-burpo/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scripture-says/todd-burpo/#itemlist", "name": "1 Scripture Says Quotes By Todd Burpo", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Scripture says that as Jesus gave up his spirit, as he sagged there, lifeless on that Roman cross, God the Father turned his back. 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