“Religious truth is not false for being narrow any more than mathematical or scientific truth is false for the same reason.” Quote by Max Anders
“Rejoicing is the essence of genuine worship. A sad face (apart from remorse for sin or regret concerning the pain of others) is an affront to a gracious and generous God.” PainFacesSinRegretWorshipEssenceGenuineGenerousRejoiceRemorseGraciousAffrontSad Face Author:Max Anders
“God ought to be given the choice portion of our wealth and not its dregs.” ChoicesGivenWealthOughtPortionsDregs Author:Max Anders
“God warned Israel, "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it" (Ex. 20:25). To pollute something is to make it ordinary. God insists that any approach crafted by human ingenuity will produce a worship system just like all the pagan systems in the world. In other words, it will be common or profane - just like everyone else's paganism.” IfsWorldHumansCommonProduceApproachWorshipOrdinaryToolsStonesIsraelLiftsExesAltarsPaganismPaganIngenuityProfane Author:Max Anders
“By definition, if man contributes anything toward acceptance by God, he loses everything. God expects man to be the recipient, not the originator. Jesus paid it all, not 99% of it. Paul wrote, "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast"” IfsMenShouldJesusLosesGraceAcceptancePaidDefinitionsSavedBoastGift From God Author:Max Anders
“We dare not trim stones to make God an altar, for if we do we ruin everything. We would spend time bringing people to the altar and saying, "Look at those beautiful stones we trimmed!" We merely need to accept the work that God has done for us in Christ. The object of His restrictions is to help us see how wonderful He is and to spend the rest of our lives rendering true worship to Him.” PeopleIfsNeedsLooksDoneHelpingBeautifulChristAcceptingOur LivesWonderfulObjectsWorshipStonesDareRuinsEnd TimesSpend TimeRestrictionAltarsRenderingTrue Worship Author:Max Anders
“Simplicity reaches out after God; purity discovers and enjoys Him.” EnjoySimplicityPurityReach Out Author:Thomas a Kempis
“Theological error is the most pernicious of errors; it strikes at man's center and separates him from his Creator and Redeemer. God insisted not only that Israelites should judge their own hearts and cast aside falsehood about Him but that they should also confront it wherever it emerged.” MenShouldHeartJudgingErrorsCastsCreatorStrikesFalsehoodTheologicalPerniciousRedeemer Author:Max Anders
“A concern for doctrinal purity should always be based on love of the Lord, not a desire to express spiritual pride.” ShouldSpiritualDesireLordPrideConcernPuritySpiritual Pride Author:Max Anders
“Some believers tend to forget God's persistent faithfulness in the face of the spectacular and showy.” FacesForgetBelieverPersistentFaithfulnessSpectacularShowy Author:Max Anders