“No scripture comes directly from God. They are collections of rules or values or both, that were shaped by the socio-economic conditions… — Siddharth Katragadda Copy Share Image
Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon them as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is hardly possible not to suspect the truth of this doctrine of atonement, when we consider that the general maxims to… — Joseph Priestley Copy Share Image
Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before… — Elisabeth Elliot Copy Share Image
Some president wishes to be re-elected, and thereupon speaks about the Bible as "the corner-stone of American Liberty." This sentence is a… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“judging by how the Bible actually behaves—God did not design scripture to be a hushed afternoon in an oak-paneled library. Instead, God… — Peter Enns Copy Share Image
The temptation is for us to share our own opinions, our own thoughts and to speak from the whole realm of possibility.… — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
I believe we're going to grow in heaven. I believe we're going to keep growing. The Bible says one day we shall… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
My hermeneutics is when I see verses in Scripture that are "apparent" contradictions - I don't believe they are contradictions - I… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
The Scripture saith, The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God; it is not said, The fool hath thought… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
In the scriptures there is no such thing as righteous pride. It is always considered as a sin. We are not speaking… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
Great power can come from memorizing scriptures. To memorize a scripture is to forge a new friendship. It is like discovering a… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
If there be some who, though ignorant of all mathematics . . . dare to reprove this work, because of some passage… — Nicolaus Copernicus Copy Share Image
“There is nothing more wonderful than a book. It may be a message to us from the dead, from human souls we… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts… — Wilson Mizner Copy Share Image
The Devil has seldom done a cleverer thing that hinting to the Church that part of their mission is to provide entertainment… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
For a man solemnly to undertake the interpretation of any portion of Scripture without invocation of God, to be taught and instructed… — John Owen Copy Share Image
The New Testament is peppered with "one another" reminders. While Scripture says to love another, encourage one another, offer hospitality to one… — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
The violent portraits of God in Scripture have become one of the biggest obstacles to believers coming to faith. When we can… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
I hear people all the time say, well I read through the Bible last year. Well, so what? I'm all for reading… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
If you wish to attain to true knowledge of the Scriptures, hasten to acquire first an unshakeable humility of heart. That alone… — John Cassian Copy Share Image
“Forget organized religions. Forget scriptures. Forget Gods, Fathers, Sons and Spirits. Forget all dogmas taught by the representatives of theoretical religion, and… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Remain in wonder if you want the mysteries to open up for you. Mysteries never open up for those who go on… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we're not even supposed to speak the holy name. We were… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
The doctrines thus delivered we call the revealed or divine law, and they are to be found only in the holy scriptures..… — William Blackstone Copy Share Image
Make a mistake in the interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s plays, falsely scan a piece of Spenserian verse, and there is unlikely… — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
“And every nation which shall war against thee, O house of Israel, shall be turned one against another, and they shall fall… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
When you teach, you need to give the students incentives by grades or by other factors. I went to the Bible to… — Bruce Wilkinson Copy Share Image
“Neither Peter in his work to include Gentiles in the church nor the abolitionists in their campaign against slavery argued that their… — Matthew Vines Copy Share Image
Don't yield to Satan's lie that you don't have time to study the scriptures. Choose to take time to study them. Feasting… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
Surely Scripture is right when it makes the sin of sins that unbelief, which is at bottom nothing else than a refusal… — Alexander MacLaren Copy Share Image
We are not alone. Even now there are thousands of beings in heaven watching what is going on down here—a ‘great cloud… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
“The purpose of the God-breathed Scripture is not at all to provide a scientific gnosis in order to convey and increase human… — G C Berkouwer Copy Share Image
A true servant of God will never teach a false doctrine. He will never deny new revelation. He never will tell you… — Orson Pratt Copy Share Image
According to Biblical history and all of the history of the world, the blues was built in man from the beginning. The… — Willie Dixon Copy Share Image
The prayer of listening makes things simple but it also makes us vulnerable, and that is frightening. Listening makes us open to… — Benedict Groeschel Copy Share Image
“But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and… — Jonathan Edwards Copy Share Image
Men talk of "the mistakes of Scripture." I thank God that I have never met with any. Mistakes of translation there may… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
It takes four angels to oversee an apocalypse: a recorder to make the book that would be scripture in the new world;… — Chris Adrian Copy Share Image
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