Acquaintance Quote by J. I. Packer

He who is well acquainted with the text of scripture, is a distinguished theologian. For a Bible passage or text is of more value…

— Martin Luther

“Believers who come to know the Scripture in a living way, in both knowledge and Spirit, can in turn, use this Word to minister…

— Henry Hon

I became intimately acquainted with the Bible only as a theological student.

— Frank Moore Cross

I am no theologian. I am a layman. I am among those who are preached to, and who listen. It is not for me…

— Haniel Long

“If we read the Holy Scripture, we shall grow in our knowledge of Jesus Christ, the Saviour. And be filled with the fullness of…

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I began to read for myself and realised that here was somebody who could teach me profound biblical theology, get inside my heart with…

— Sinclair B. Ferguson

The man who has been taught by the Holy Spirit will be a seer rather than a scholar. The difference is that the scholar…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

“If Christians read Holy Scripture, they will grow in the Knowledge of Christ. And be filled with the grace of God.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I want to help people understand how to study the Scriptures with other people, to give them an overview of Scripture and assume that…

— Francis Chan

To understand a Bible text it takes an act of the Holy Spirit equal to the act that inspired the text in the first…

— Aiden Wilson Tozer

He who has the Holy Spirit in His heart and the Scripture in his hands has all he needs.

— Alexander MacLaren

I want people to fill their minds with passages of Scripture while they are well and strong, that they may have sure help in…

— J. C. Ryle