--- title: "10 True Theology Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 10 True Theology quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best True Theology sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/thomas-paine-267_religion_science-is-the-true-theology-2743622_2743622.png" --- > [Science is the true theology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/science-is-the-true-theology/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/thomas-paine-267_religion_science-is-the-true-theology-2743622_2743622.png) > [True theology is an actual determination and claiming of man by the acting God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-barth/true-theology-is-an-actual-determination-and-claiming-of-man-by-the/) [Karl Barth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-barth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/karl-barth-3434_acting_true-theology-is-an-actual-determination_425169.jpg) > [All true theology has an evangelistic thrust, and all true evangelism is theology in action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-i-packer/all-true-theology-has-an-evangelistic-thrust-and-all-true-evangelism/) [J. I. Packer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-i-packer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/j-i-packer-1856_action_all-true-theology-has-an-evangelistic-th_1038451.png) > [“This will of God forms the heart of pure religion and at the same time the soul of all true theology.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-bavinck/this-will-of-god-forms-the-heart-of-pure-religion-and-at-the-same/) [Herman Bavinck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-bavinck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/herman-bavinck-4872_religion_this-will-of-god-forms-the-heart-of-pure_2596493.png) > [Prayer and Theology are inseparable. True Theology is the adoration offered by the intellect. The intellect clarifies the moment of prayer, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivier-clement/prayer-and-theology-are-inseparable-true-theology-is-the-adoration/) [Olivier Clement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivier-clement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/olivier-clement-51726_adoration_prayer-and-theology-are-inseparable-true_1048062.png) > [“You will find all true theology summed up in these two short sentences: salvation is all of the grace of God; damnation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-h-spurgeon/you-will-find-all-true-theology-summed-up-in-these-two-short/) [Charles H. Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-h-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/charles-h-spurgeon-1432_grace-of-god_you-will-find-all-true-theology-summed-u_138662.jpg) > [“Calvinism furnishes us with the only theology of culture that is truly relevant for the world in which we live, because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-r-van-til/calvinism-furnishes-us-with-the-only-theology-of-culture-that-is/) [Henry R. Van Til](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-r-van-til/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/henry-r-van-til-28886_quote_calvinism-furnishes-us-with-the-only-the_1855151.jpg) > [That which is now called natural philosophy, embracing the whole circle of science, of which astronomy occupies the chief place, is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/that-which-is-now-called-natural-philosophy-embracing-the-whole/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/thomas-paine-267_astronomy_that-which-is-now-called-natural-philoso_659086.jpg) > [“A true theology must be a preachable theology, and it must speak to the hearts and minds of believers, even if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-bray/a-true-theology-must-be-a-preachable-theology-and-it-must-speak-to/) [Gerald Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/gerald-bray-102002_church-members_a-true-theology-must-be-a-preachable-the_2539644.jpg) > [The mere man of pleasure is miserable in old age, and the mere drudge in business is but little better, whereas, natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/the-mere-man-of-pleasure-is-miserable-in-old-age-and-the-mere-drudge/) [Thomas Paine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-paine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/thomas-paine-267_accounts_the-mere-man-of-pleasure-is-miserable-in_1439911.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/true-theology/#itemlist", "name": "True Theology Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Science is the true theology.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Paine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-paine/science-is-the-true-theology/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/thomas-paine-267_religion_science-is-the-true-theology-2743622_2743622.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/thomas-paine-267_religion_science-is-the-true-theology-2743622_2743622.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/thomas-paine-267_religion_science-is-the-true-theology-2743622_2743622.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Science is the true theology.” — Thomas Paine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "True theology is an actual determination and claiming of man by the acting God.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Karl Barth" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-barth/true-theology-is-an-actual-determination-and-claiming-of-man-by-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/karl-barth-3434_acting_true-theology-is-an-actual-determination_425169.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/karl-barth-3434_acting_true-theology-is-an-actual-determination_425169.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d38/karl-barth-3434_acting_true-theology-is-an-actual-determination_425169.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“True theology is an actual determination and claiming of man by the acting God.” — Karl Barth", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All true theology has an evangelistic thrust, and all true evangelism is theology in action.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J. 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