Books Quote by Matthew Barrett

“People were no longer concerned with understanding what a text said or what a thing was from the aspect of its fulfillment, but from…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“He is always careful to take account of the unity and harmony of Scripture teaching. His expositions are not therefore afflicted with the vice…

— John Calvin

“For centuries, most of the devout had looked past vast amounts of scientific data and rational logic in defense of their faith.”

— Dan Brown

“Don’t walk away at the first sign of a contradiction or a problem. Sometimes scientific study needs to play catch-up to the Bible.”

— Mark Clark

“the biblical story does not encourage anyone to feel detached from, or somehow superior to, this world of space and time and matter.”

— Craig G. Bartholomew

“How can you introduce error into the Bible? Have a human open it. The moment he reads it, the Bible because weighted down with…

— Dennis Garvin

“Sadly, most Christians treat the Bible as a holy relic, something to worship. Definitely not something to read or understand.”

— Scott S. Haraburda

“God did not say everything at once. The earlier communications take into account the limitations in the understanding of people at earlier times.”

— Peter A. Lillback

“There had been no contradiction between a man of science and a man of religion. They provided different means to the same goal: understanding…

— Colin Dickey

“They say the Bible is perfect, but it appears that God needs an editor.”

— Joe Wenke

“It is important not only to read God's Word but to interpret God's world in the light of the Word.”

— Cindy Jacobs

If the biblical writers were writing today they might spell out some things more clearly, given how easily even Christians fall into thinking in…

— Roger E. Olson