Some parts of the Bible are dreadful. In fact, my working title for The Sins of Scripture was "The Terrible Text of… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
I'm not. I don't – I don't dislike anybody. Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world.… — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
We corrupt the Word of God most dangerously, when we throw any doubt on the plenary inspiration of any part of Holy… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
When I think about where most of Scripture points me, it is toward defending the poor, and the immigrant, and the stranger,… — Pete Buttigieg Copy Share Image
“And the Scripture assures me that at the last day we shall not be examined by what we thought, but what we… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
A humble man who lives a spiritual life, when he reads the Holy Scriptures, while relate all things to himself and not… — Mark the Evangelist Copy Share Image
No Scripture is exhausted by a single explanation. The flowers of God's garden bloom not only double, but sevenfold; they are continually… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
Through reading the scriptures I realized there was a purpose for my life, that I was created for a reason, that I… — Christian Hosoi Copy Share Image
From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
In addition to inviting us to hold personal and family scripture study, Heavenly Father wants us to regularly study and apply what… — Robert D. Hales Copy Share Image
Our wise founders seemed to understand, better than most of us, our own scripture, which states that ‘it is the nature and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“...Bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters. Give ye a sweet odor as frankincense. Send forth flowers, as… — Douai-Rheims Bible Copy Share Image
Sit not down without assurance. Get alone, and bring thy heart to the bar of trial: force it to answer the interrogatories… — Richard Baxter Copy Share Image
I find that when I get casual in my relationships with divinity and when it seems that no divine ear is listening… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
“There are good theological reasons to reject making authorial intention the goal of the interpretation of Scripture. First, we must recognize that… — Dale B. Martin Copy Share Image
Prepare yourselves mentally. A mission requires a great deal of mental preparation. You must memorize missionary discussions, memorize scriptures, and oftentimes learn… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Perhaps the greatest reason for missionary work is to give the world it's chance to hear and accept the gospel. The scriptures… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Theologians will protest that the story of Abraham sacrificing Issac should not be taken as literal fact. And the appropriate response is… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Watching my parents I've learnt a lesson many do not recognize. True love is not signaled by romantic, candle light dinners, red… — Mary Kate Copy Share Image
“When God communed with these ancient writers, He did not inform them that the seat of emotion is actually the brain rather… — Aaron R. Yilmaz Copy Share Image
“We must reacquaint ourselves with the Scriptures, learning to read them in life-giving ways. Truly, many of us have been deeply hurt… — Emily C. Heath Copy Share Image
“Take all of this Book upon reason that you can, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
The last thing Scripture should do is make you blind in the world. Instead, you hear everything, see everything, and feel everything… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“The Word of God I think of as a straight edge, which shows up our own crookedness. We can't really tell how… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of… — Tony Campolo Copy Share Image
I am convinced that each of us, at some time in our lives, must discover the scriptures for ourselves—and not just discover… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Value all books in proportion as they are agreeable to Scripture. Those that are nearest to it are the best, and those… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
There are no songs comparable to the songs of Zion, no orations equal to those of the prophets, and no politics like… — John Milton Copy Share Image
The republican model described in the Hebrew Scriptures reassured pious Americans that republicanism was a political system favored by God. — Daniel L Dreisbach Copy Share Image
All the more vile is the stupidity of those persons who open heaven to all the impious and unbelieving without the grace… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“The Order of the Divine mind, embodied in the Divine Law, is beautiful. What should a man do but try to reproduce… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is a matter of philosophical or theological speculation… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In Scripture, a name often connotes purpose, authority, makeup, and character. In fact, a person's name is frequently seen as an equivalent… — Tony Evans Copy Share Image
Scriptures were written, not to satisfy our curiosity and make us astronomers, but to lead us to God, and make us saints. — Matthew Henry Copy Share Image
If we are perplexed by an apparent contradiction in Scripture, it is not allowable to say, 'The author of this book is… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws. — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of… — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
