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Gene Edward Veith Jr

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[Wikipedia] Gene Edward Veith is an author, scholar, and Professor of Literature emeritus at Patrick Henry College. He received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Kansas in 1979. Additionally, he holds honorary doctorates from Concordia Theological Seminary, Concordia University Irvine, and Patrick Hen

Quotes by Gene Edward Veith Jr

“Our mediator claims all of our sins and has paid for them with His blood. He provides all of the good works…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Saved

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“Psychology either tends to glorify human beings or trivialize them, leaving out the complexity of the human soul and the demands of…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Human soul

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“No one can violently attack something without taking it seriously in some way. No one attacks belief in Zeus anymore. No one…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Anti christian

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“It should not be possible for Christians to be disillusioned. We should have no illusions in the first place. Our faith is…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Christ alone

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“There is a certain mysticism in the Christian's affirmation of the physical universe. There is a confidence that whatever is discovered conforms…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Christian

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“There is a great superficiality in today's evangelical world. Many Bible-believing Christians share the contemporary case for self-gratification, emotionalism, and anti-intellectualism. Many…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Anti-intellectualism

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“God is hidden in vocations that bear authority. But that puts the pressure on human beings exercise that authority to act with…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Justice

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“Secular humanists of every type may ridicule the Bible, but they cannot escape it; and in their obsession with change, calls for…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Bible

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“But the Law is the prelude to the Gospel. Those broken by the Law are convinced of their need and of their…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Good news

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“The Church does not depend on power, social prestige, rhetorical manipulation, or human-designed programs. All it has are the Word and Sacraments,…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Holy spirit

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“Anticipating the collapse of secular reason, Hamann thus brings us to a decidedly postmodern crossroads, at which point one can take the…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Buddhism

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“Luther says that vocations are a “mask from God. That is, God hides Himself in the workplace, the family, the Church, and…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Career

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“Lutheran spirituality begins with the insight that all human effort to reach God is futile. The will, to use Luther’s term, is…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Luther

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“We do not have to ascend to God; rather, the good news is that He has descended to us.”

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Ascend

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“Christians should be cultural and intellectual thermostats, exulting in opposition, iconoclasm,and balancing insights.”

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Christianity

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“Heaven built on earth by human hands is not the same as eternal life. Again, Christianity always has to be more than…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Christianity

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“Many modern artists, philosophers, and theologians reject the knowledge of the past. Thus they must continually start over again from ground zero,…

Gene Edward Veith Jr

Art

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