Bible Quote by Moby
“I read the New Testament, specifically the gospels and I was struck at their divinity, feeling that humans could not have figured this out on their own. We're just not bright enough.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The New Testament Gospels, various authors, 1st century AD
The author feels the gospel messages are divinely inspired, beyond human capacity to create alone.
In simple terms: Gospels seem too divine for human minds.
Key Takeaway
Recognize humility before mystery.
Themes
faith
divinity
human limitation
Mood
wonderful
reverent
Type
spiritual
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- religious study
- spiritual seeking
- faith community
- academic theology
Key Concepts
theology
spiritual awe
humility
Questions to Reflect On
- How does belief in divine origin affect personal faith?
- Can human insight ever match perceived divinity?
A Different Perspective
Human creativity may also produce profound texts.
![“It was The Gospel From Outer Space, by Kilgore Trout. It was about a visitor from outer space...[who] made a serious study of Christianity, to learn, if he could, why Christians found it so easy to be cruel. He concluded that at least part of the trouble was slipshod storytelling in the New…” quote by Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e53/kurt-vonnegut-41_bible_it-was-the-gospel-from-outer-space-by-ki_77926.jpg)
![“Burridge goes on to say, “[T]rying to decode the Gospels through the genre of modern biography, when the author encoded his message in the genre of ancient [biography], will lead to another nonsense—blaming the text for not containing modern predilections which it was never meant to contain.”286…” quote by Trent Horn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f71/trent-horn-66792_last-supper_burridge-goes-on-to-say-t-rying-to-decod_76757.jpg)
