Bible Quote by John Stott Download Open image “The Bible isn’t about people trying to discover God, but about God reaching out to find us.” — John Stott ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bible Bible Isn Discover God God Reaching People Reach out Reaching Trying
Scripture doesn't speak of people who found God. Scripture speaks of people who walked with God. — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
...we must realize that a vast majority of believers are still searching and will continue to search for the being who is the "source… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There comes a moment when people who have been dabbling in religion ('man's search for God'!) suddenly draw back. Supposing we really found Him?… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We are to find God in what we know, not in what we don't know. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Certainly we should be very active in seeking God, and Jesus himself called us to 'ask, seek, knock' in order to find him. Yet… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“A person who goes in search of God is wasting his time. He can walk a thousand roads and join many religions and sects–but… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
The discovery of God lies in the daily and the ordinary, not in the spectacular and the heroic. If we cannot find God in… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
Every person, on coming to the knowledge of himself, is not only urged to seek God, but is also led as by the hand… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Prayer is not a convenient device for imposing our will upon God, or bending his will to ours, but the prescribed way of subordinating… — John Stott Copy Share Image
Mission arises from the heart of God Himself and is communicated from His heart to ours. Mission is the global outreach of the global… — John Stott Copy Share Image
[Christian rebellion] arises from the doctrine of mankind made in the image of God, and therefore protests against all forms of dehumanization. It sets… — John Stott Copy Share Image
All of us have inflated views of ourselves, especially in self-righteousn ess, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is there, at… — John Stott Copy Share Image
So there is such a thing as perfect hatred, just as there is such a thing as righteous anger. But it is a hatred… — John Stott Copy Share Image
The reason I am a Christian is not that it is nice, but that it is true. — John Stott Copy Share Image
“Unless some people are commissioned for the task, there will be no gospel preachers; unless the gospel is preached, sinners will not hear Christ’s… — John Stott Copy Share Image
“many former sins have become crimes’, so that responsibility for dealing with them has passed from church to state, from priest to policeman (p.50),… — John Stott Copy Share Image
When we look at the cross we see the justice, love, wisdom and power of God. It is not easy to decide which is… — John Stott Copy Share Image
If God speaks to us about himself and his own glorious greatness, we respond by humbling ourselves before him in worship... If He speaks… — John Stott Copy Share Image
There is something inherently inappropriate about cherishing small ambitions for God. — John Stott Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the inquisition, the… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
“God hates Hell. He hates the idea of people going there. He hates it so much that He was willing to take on human… — Evan Minton Copy Share Image
“The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose, Sergeant,’ Anthony Payne replied. ‘That is from The Merchant of Venice, but it holds great truth.” — Michael Arnold Copy Share Image
When you put your hand on the Bible, you are saying something much stronger than just telling your peers that you're going to tell… — Lee Greenwood Copy Share Image
“Scripture also teaches that human beings are morally responsible creatures” — Robert A. Peterson Copy Share Image
“The wife of a junior officer cooped up in a horrible canvas partition in steerage for five months wrote: "I had enjoyed much peace… — Stephen Taylor Copy Share Image
O Word of God incarnate . . . It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heaven-drawn picture… — Walsham How Copy Share Image
Every plant which my heavenly father has not planted with be uprooted — Jesus Christ Copy Share Image
Where I come from you're not raised to think on your own. It's not that you're pushed to read the Bible. The Bible is… — Abel Ferrara Copy Share Image
“I felt like praying or something, when I was in bed, but I couldn't do it. I can't always pray when I feel like… — J.D. Salinger Copy Share Image