Balanced Quote by Pope Pius XII

“Unless a man is already a believer and a Christian, his works have no value at all. They are foolish, idle, damnable sins, because…

— Roland H. Bainton

“...Since the mind, which was meant to be reasonable and intelligent, has, by dark and inveterate vices, become too weak to adhere joyously to…

— Augustine of Hippo

“The tired intellectual sums up the deformities and the vices of a world adrift. He does not act, he suffers; if he favors the…

— Emil Cioran

“Throughout history, Christians have faced the persistent temptation of confusing the language we use to talk about God with the essence of Christian faith.…

— John D. Roth

“So many ruins bear witness to good intentions which went astray, good intentions unenlightened by any glimmer of wisdom. To bring religion to the…

— Charles Le Gai Eaton

“1 Cor. iv. 5, “Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of…

— Jonathan Edwards

When an individual is motivated by great and powerful convictions of truth, then he disciplines himself, not because of the demands of the church,…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

“A person who is a good and true Christian should realize that truth belongs to his Lord, wherever it is found, gathering and acknowledging…

— Augustine of Hippo

“One becomes a theologian by living, by dying, and by being damned, not by understanding, reading, and speculation.”

— Martin Luther

“Therefore I permit every man to hold either of these opinions, as he chooses. My one concern at present is to remove all scruples…

— Martin Luther

“I have not yet been able to stereotype my theological views, and have ceased to expect ever to do so. The idea is preposterous.…

— Charles Grandison Finney

“Contending must be understood and exercised as an act of mercy toward those who doubt and those who have been deceied, regardless of whether…

— Aaron Armstrong