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> [I should have been glad to acquire some sort of idea of Hindu theology, ... but the difficulties were too great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/i-should-have-been-glad-to-acquire-some-sort-of-idea-of-hindu/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [Every one of us loves Pauline theology, but few of us want Pauline pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-chandler/every-one-of-us-loves-pauline-theology-but-few-of-us-want-pauline-pain/)

[Matt Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-chandler/)

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> [This is the purpose of theology. By it my life becomes clearer and more conscious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothee-solle/this-is-the-purpose-of-theology-by-it-my-life-becomes-clearer-and/)

[Dorothee Solle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothee-solle/)

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> [“The living water that never runs dry, The water of life, Lord, the saviour of the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-living-water-that-never-runs-dry-the-water-of-life-lord-the/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [“Mediate on the word of God day and night, then be careful to write the sacred words on your heart. And find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/mediate-on-the-word-of-god-day-and-night-then-be-careful-to-write-the/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [“History has the relation to truth that theology has to religion — ie., none to speak of”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-a-heinlein/history-has-the-relation-to-truth-that-theology-has-to-religion-ie/)

[Robert A. Heinlein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-a-heinlein/)

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> [The religion of the future will be cosmic religion. It will transcend personal God and avoid dogma and theology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-einstein/the-religion-of-the-future-will-be-cosmic-religion-it-will-transcend/)

[Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-einstein/)

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> [Regardless of whether or not you belong to a majority religion, in the United States you may not impose your theology on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lori-lipman-brown/regardless-of-whether-or-not-you-belong-to-a-majority-religion-in-the/)

[Lori Lipman Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lori-lipman-brown/)

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> [ “now the question we must ask is...what kind of \_practices\_ \[theology\] motivates, what kind of \_gaze\_ onto others, the guest, the new… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/namsoon-kang/now-the-question-we-must-ask-is-what-kind-of-practices-theology/)

[Namsoon Kang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/namsoon-kang/)

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> [“In AA we don’t come to God through theology but through experience, mostly of the humbling and humiliating variety, often reluctantly, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-a/in-aa-we-don-t-come-to-god-through-theology-but-through-experience/)

[Ray A](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-a/)

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> [“How many hours are there in a mile? Is yellow square or round? Probably half the questions we ask-half our great theological…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/how-many-hours-are-there-in-a-mile-is-yellow-square-or-round-probably/)

[C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/)

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> [“I believe theology should be about one's way of life, a kind of gaze into onesself and others, and a mode of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/namsoon-kang/i-believe-theology-should-be-about-one-s-way-of-life-a-kind-of-gaze/)

[Namsoon Kang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/namsoon-kang/)

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> [“To know myself as woman in the image of God to know God as Mother and to know my own mother as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberta-bondi/to-know-myself-as-woman-in-the-image-of-god-to-know-god-as-mother-and/)

[Roberta Bondi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberta-bondi/)

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> [“We tend to believe that God's commands are given to us merely for our own sake. But this is not true. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-hiestand/we-tend-to-believe-that-god-s-commands-are-given-to-us-merely-for-our/)

[Gerald Hiestand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-hiestand/)

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> [“Finally, we must understand that theology is never an end in itself, but a means to an end, the end that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/finally-we-must-understand-that-theology-is-never-an-end-in-itself/)

[Paul David Tripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-david-tripp/)

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> [“For Christians . . . an unreflective faith is not possible if we take seriously the injunction to love God with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/for-christians-an-unreflective-faith-is-not-possible-if-we-take/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [What it does remind us is that 'God' is not to be separated from the quest for the Kingdom of God and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-pattison/what-it-does-remind-us-is-that-god-is-not-to-be-separated-from-the/)

[George Pattison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-pattison/)

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> [“There was no more reasonable sequitur between “provocation” and “reaction” in the case of the French Revolution than in the case of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-von-kuehnelt-leddihn/there-was-no-more-reasonable-sequitur-between-provocation-and/)

[Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-von-kuehnelt-leddihn/)

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> [Theres a verse thats meant a lot to me ever since I was in my early 20s. 2 Timothy 2:8, Paul told…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/theres-a-verse-thats-meant-a-lot-to-me-ever-since-i-was-in-my-early/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [In the move The Last Emperor, the young child anointed as the last emperor of China lives a magical life of luxury…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-yancey/in-the-move-the-last-emperor-the-young-child-anointed-as-the-last/)

[Philip Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-yancey/)

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> [Theology is a serious quest for the true knowledge of God, undertaken in response to His self-revelation, illumined by Christian tradition, manifesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/theology-is-a-serious-quest-for-the-true-knowledge-of-god-undertaken/)

[John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/)

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> [I like to imagine, as a thought experiment, the day, perhaps not too far off, when a Republican president nominates a Supreme…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perlstein/i-like-to-imagine-as-a-thought-experiment-the-day-perhaps-not-too-far/)

[Rick Perlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perlstein/)

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> [“There appears to be a fifth way, that of eminence. According to this I argue that it is incompatible with the idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-duns-scotus/there-appears-to-be-a-fifth-way-that-of-eminence-according-to-this-i/)

[John Duns Scotus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-duns-scotus/)

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> [A man must have a stout digestion to feed upon some men's theology; no sap, no sweetness, no life, but all stern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/a-man-must-have-a-stout-digestion-to-feed-upon-some-men-s-theology-no/)

[Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/)

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> [I study theology in the works of creation and find in it new reasons for adoring the creator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-potocki/i-study-theology-in-the-works-of-creation-and-find-in-it-new-reasons/)

[Jan Potocki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-potocki/)

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> [“When Millennials face turmoil, they don’t just need answers from God, they need God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kinnaman/when-millennials-face-turmoil-they-don-t-just-need-answers-from-god/)

[David Kinnaman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kinnaman/)

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> [Paul created a theology of which none but the vaguest warrants can be found in the words of Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-durant/paul-created-a-theology-of-which-none-but-the-vaguest-warrants-can-be/)

[Will Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-durant/)

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> [“Cosmopolitanism emphasizes and is grounded in a \_singular relationality between and among people”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/namsoon-kang/cosmopolitanism-emphasizes-and-is-grounded-in-a-singular/)

[Namsoon Kang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/namsoon-kang/)

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> [There's No Disputing About Tastes; There Is No Point In Arguing About What Is Good Or Bad, Since Everybody Likes Different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/there-s-no-disputing-about-tastes-there-is-no-point-in-arguing-about/)

[Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/)

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> [“Since the Word became flesh (John 1.14), heaven and earth remain indissolubly joined.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-s-smalley/since-the-word-became-flesh-john-1-14-heaven-and-earth-remain/)

[Stephen S. Smalley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-s-smalley/)

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> [I'm an enemy of what I call 'computer theology.' There's a class conflict out there. There's a techno-elite that lives in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-an-enemy-of-what-i-call-computer-theology-there-s-a-class/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“A God who punishes disobedience will teach us to obey and endure when it would be holy to protest and righteous to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-ann-parker/a-god-who-punishes-disobedience-will-teach-us-to-obey-and-endure-when/)

[Rebecca Ann Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-ann-parker/)

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> [An Ounce Of Common Sense Is Worth A Pound Of Theory; A Practical Common Sense Approach Is Often Far More Effective Than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pacifiersucker/an-ounce-of-common-sense-is-worth-a-pound-of-theory-a-practical/)

[Pacifiersucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pacifiersucker/)

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> [“Just as a child is conceived in a womb of a woman, miraculously, so is grace freely given by God, in sacred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/just-as-a-child-is-conceived-in-a-womb-of-a-woman-miraculously-so-is/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [The very fact that doctrine is hewn from bitter controversy and tested through time is sufficient reason to make them a focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-hauerwas/the-very-fact-that-doctrine-is-hewn-from-bitter-controversy-and/)

[Stanley Hauerwas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-hauerwas/)

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> [Classical theology has erred in its insistence that theology be 'God-centered,' not 'man-centered'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-schuller/classical-theology-has-erred-in-its-insistence-that-theology-be-god/)

[Robert H. Schuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-schuller/)

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> [“Theology has, since Kant's time, become a theology of consciousness and experience and thus loses itself in religious anthropology.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-bavinck/theology-has-since-kant-s-time-become-a-theology-of-consciousness-and/)

[Herman Bavinck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-bavinck/)

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> [“Theology is needful because of the large number of alternatives and challenges abroad at the present”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/millard-j-erickson/theology-is-needful-because-of-the-large-number-of-alternatives-and/)

[Millard J. Erickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/millard-j-erickson/)

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> [“Religion is not a book, it is not an institution, and it is not even a person. True Religion is realization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abhijit-naskar/religion-is-not-a-book-it-is-not-an-institution-and-it-is-not-even-a/)

[Abhijit Naskar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abhijit-naskar/)

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> [“it is the goal of good theology to humble us before the triune God of majesty and grace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-s-horton/it-is-the-goal-of-good-theology-to-humble-us-before-the-triune-god-of/)

[Michael S. Horton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-s-horton/)

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                        "text": "“There was no more reasonable sequitur between “provocation” and “reaction” in the case of the French Revolution than in the case of the Jews and the Nazis, the Armenians and the young Turks, the old Russian regime, the Kerensky interlude and bolshevism, Portuguese colonial rule in Angola and the horrors perpetrated by savage monsters of Holden Roberto’s “Liberation Front,” the Belgian administration in the Congo and the delirious atrocities of Gbenye and Mulele, British colonialism in Kenya and the Mau-Mau. We have to face the fact that man is not “good”—only the extraordinary man is, only the heroic saint or the saintly hero, while the noble savage belongs to the world of fairy tales.”",
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                        "text": "Theres a verse thats meant a lot to me ever since I was in my early 20s. 2 Timothy 2:8, Paul told Timothy to remember Jesus Christ, descended from David and raised from the dead. Thats a good principle, that if my theology, my whole life can be focused on remembering Jesus. Just trying to remember who He is, what He did, being strong in what He did and what He accomplished.",
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                        "text": "In the move The Last Emperor, the young child anointed as the last emperor of China lives a magical life of luxury with a thousand eunuch servants at his command. \"What happens when you do wrong?\" his brother asks. \"When I do wrong, someone else is punished,\" the boy emperor replies. To demonstrate, he breaks a jar, and one of the servants is beaten. In Christian theology, Jesus reversed that ancient pattern: when the servants erred, the King was punished. Grace is free only because the giver himself has borned the cost.",
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                        "text": "“There appears to be a fifth way, that of eminence. According to this I argue that it is incompatible with the idea of a most perfect being that anything should excel it in perfection (from the corollary to the fourth conclusion of the third chapter) . Now there is nothing incompatible about a finite thing being excelled in perfection; therefore, etc. The minor is proved from this, that to be infinite is not incompatible with being; but the infinite is greater than any finite being. Another formulation of the same is this. That to which intensive infinity is not repugnant is not all perfect unless it be infinite, for if it is finite, it can be surpassed, since infinity is not repugnant to it. But infinity is not repugnant to being, therefore the most perfect being is infinite. The minor of this proof, which was used in the previous argument, [1] cannot, it seems, be proven *a priori*. For, just as contradictories by their very nature contradict each other and their opposition cannot be made manifest by anything more evident, so also these terms [viz. \"being\" and \"infinite\"] by their very nature are not repugnant to each other. Neither does there seem to be any way of proving this except by explaining the meaning of the notions themselves. \"Being\" cannot be explained by anything better known than itself. \"Infinite\" we understand by means of finite. I explain \"infinite\" in a popular definition as follows: The infinite is that which exceeds the finite, not exactly by reason of any finite measure, but in excess of any measure that could be assigned.—[2] The following persuasive argument can be given for what we intend to prove. Just as everything is assumed to be possible if its impossibility is not apparent, so also all things are assumed to be compatible if their incompatibility is not manifest. Now there is no incompatibility apparent here, for it is not of the nature of being to be finite; nor does finite appear to be an attribute coextensive with being. But if they were mutually repugnant, it would be for one or the other of these reasons. The coextensive attributes which being possesses seem to be sufficiently evident.—[3] A third persuasive argument is this. Infinite in its own way is not opposed to quantity (that is, where parts are taken successively); therefore, neither is infinity, in its own way, opposed to entity (that is, where perfection exists simultaneously) .—[4] If the quantity characteristic of power is simply more perfect than that characteristic of mass, why is it possible to have an infinity [of parts] in mass and not an infinite power? And if an infinite power is possible, then it actually exists (from the fourth conclusion of the third chapter).—[5] The intellect, whose object is being, finds nothing repugnant about the notion of something infinite. Indeed, the infinite seems to be the most perfect thing we can know. Now if tonal discord so easily displeases the ear, it would be strange if some intellect did not clearly perceive the contradiction between infinite and its first object [viz. being] if such existed. For if the disagreeable becomes offensive as soon as it is perceived, why is it that no intellect naturally shrinks from infinite being as it would from something out of harmony with, and even destructive of, its first object?\" —from_A Treatise on God as First Principle_, 4.63-4.64”",
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                        "text": "A man must have a stout digestion to feed upon some men's theology; no sap, no sweetness, no life, but all stern accuracy, and fleshless definition. Proclaimed without tenderness, and argued without affection, the gospel from such men rather resembles a missile from a catapult than bread from a Father's hand.",
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                        "text": "I study theology in the works of creation and find in it new reasons for adoring the creator.",
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                        "text": "Paul created a theology of which none but the vaguest warrants can be found in the words of Christ.",
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                        "text": "There's No Disputing About Tastes; There Is No Point In Arguing About What Is Good Or Bad, Since Everybody Likes Different things.",
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                        "text": "“Since the Word became flesh (John 1.14), heaven and earth remain indissolubly joined.”",
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                        "text": "I'm an enemy of what I call 'computer theology.' There's a class conflict out there. There's a techno-elite that lives in a different world.",
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