Bible Quote by Thomas Merton

Logically, taking Scripture seriously means being passionately concerned about interpreting it correctly and thus welcoming any evidence that exposes erroneous understandings of the biblical…

— Hugh Ross

“Often when people try to say what the Bible is about, they let their own mindset ride roughshod over what actually lies on the…

— Robert Farrar Capon

“Any serious reading of the Bible means personal involvement in it, not symbol mental agreement with abstract propositions. And involvement is dangerous, because it…

— Megan McKenna

Such debates [about the nature of Scripture], in my view, distract attention from the real point of what the Bible is there for. Squabbling…

— N. T. Wright

Religious moderation is the direct result of taking scripture less and less seriously. So why not take it less seriously still? Why not admit…

— Sam Harris

“Whether you are a believer—fundamentalist, evangelical, moderate, liberal—or a nonbeliever, the Bible is the most significant book in the history of our civilization. Coming…

— Bart D. Ehrman

It is less important to ask a Christian what he or she believes about the Bible than it is to inquire what he or…

— Lesslie Newbigin

I have come to regard with some suspicion those who claim that the Bible never troubles them. I can only assume this means they…

— Rachel Held Evans

“First of all I will confess quite simply—I believe that the Bible alone is the answer to all our questions, and that we need…

— Eric Metaxas

“The Bible takes a stand on every major issue we deal with today from abortion, gay marriage, self-defense, alcohol, sex, private property to pretty…

— Mark Cahill

If the Bible is not the Word of God and inspired, the whole of Christendom for 1800 years has been under an immense delusion;…

— J. C. Ryle

Some bolder spirits, indeed, might be expected to despise the cautious moderation of these timid reasoners, and to pronounce decisively, that the Bible was…

— William Wilberforce