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Quote by William Blackstone

“The Bible has always been regarded as part of the Common Law of England.”

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William Blackstone, a British jurist, was born on July 10, 1723, and died on February 14, 1780. He is a significant figure in the history of British law, known for his systematic compilation and exposition of the common law of England. more

“The deceit, the lie of the devil consists of this, that he wishes to make man believe that he can live without God's Word. Thus he dangles before man's fantasy a kingdom of faith, of power, and of peace, into which only he can enter who consents to the temptations; and conceals from men that he, as the devil, is the most unfortunate and unhappy of beings, since he is finally and eternally rejected by God.”

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Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Read the Bible as though it were something entirely unfamiliar, as though it had not been set before you ready-made. Face the book with a new attitude as something new.”

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Author:Martin Buber

“Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.”

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Book:The Riches of Bunyan

Source: The Riches of Bunyan

“I exhort and entreat you all, disregard what this man and that man thinks about these things, and inquire from the Scriptures all these things.”

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Author:Saint John Chrysostom

“I have found words [in the Bible] for my inmost thoughts, songs for my joy, utterances for my hidden griefs, and pleadings for my shame and my feebleness.”

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Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“Who speaks for God? He does quite nicely for Himself. Through His holy and infallible Word - and the quiet obedience of His servants.”

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Book:Who Speaks for God?

Source: Who Speaks for God?

“It is greed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.”

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Author:Democritus

“This book out-lives, out-loves, out-fits, out-lasts, out-reaches, out-runs, and out-ranks all books. This book is faith producing. It is hope awakening. It is death destroying, and those who embrace it find forgiveness of sin.”

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Author:Arcturus Z. Conrad

“Listen less to your own thoughts and more to God's thoughts.”

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Author:Francois Fenelon

“Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life.”

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Book:Peace with God: The Secret of Happiness

Source: Peace with God: The Secret of Happiness

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