“The purpose of all Scripture is to move us on to this wonderful and blessed elevation of faith where our constant experience… — Samuel Wigglesworth Copy Share Image
Rediscover the Rosary in the light of scripture, in harmony with the Liturgy, and in the context of your daily lives. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“In company with Christians down through the ages, we read…every passage of Scripture…out of the fact that for us, the center of… — John Webster Copy Share Image
To Latter-day Saints there can be no objection to the careful and critical study of the scriptures, ancient or modern, provided only… — John Andreas Widtsoe Copy Share Image
Scripture is something God had ‘let be,’ and so it is at once God’s creation and the creation of the dozens of… — Brian D. McLaren 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
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
Be ever gentle with the children God has given you; watch over them constantly; reprove them earnestly, but not in anger. In… — Elihu Burritt Copy Share Image
The infallibility and inerrancy of biblical teaching does not, however, guarantee the infallibility and inerrancy of any interpretation or interpreter of that… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
Only the most unapologetic biblical fundamentalists, for instance, take every biblical injunction literally. If we all took all scripture at the same… — Jon Meacham 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
Man becomes fit and functionally valid only when, along with scholarship and expert skills, he has imbibed these values. The person who… — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
I am deeply distressed by what I only can call in our Christian culture the idolatry of the Scriptures. For many Christians,… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than the doctrine of hell, if it lay in my… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
That I am not a member of any Christian church is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures,… — Abraham Lincoln 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
“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
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
“I have read the bible, seen its errors and perfections, but the bits of lie contained therein has contaminated the truth.” — Michael Bassey Johnson 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
Tobacco . . . is not prohibited in the Scriptures, though, as Samuel Butler points out, St. Paul would no doubt have… — Bertrand Russell 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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
The most accomplished in the Scripture are fools, unless they acknowledge that they have need of God for their schoolmaster all the… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“How does "Let go and let God" measure up against Scripture? Remember, the test isn't what sounds deep, what sounds holy, or… — Dan Phillips Copy Share Image
“The fascination Fred and George show at Harry's scar corresponds to the need of that other twin, Thomas, to see 'the mark… — Luke Bell Copy Share Image
Many a text [of Scripture] is written in a secret ink which must be held to the fire of adversity to make… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
It is necessary to bear in mind that Scripture only teaches the chief points of those true principles which lead to the… — Maimonides Copy Share Image
I still love church. My favorite church service is T.D. Jakes at the Potter's House. I don't think there is a better… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
We need to repent of the haughty way in which we sometimes stand in judgment upon Scripture and must learn to sit… — John Stott Copy Share Image
There is no counsel like God's counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image