T Quotes
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“The Bible looks like it started out as a game of Mad Libs.”
“The Bible makes clear a basic truth that we self-centered humans find difficult to accept, namely, that the natural universe was not created primarily for us. There is no doubt that God wants us to enjoy it and even use its resources to optimize a good life for ourselves. But the ultimate purpose of creation is worship. Nature and all living things were created to glorify God.”
Source: Carpe Diem: Seize the Day
“The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless.”
Source: Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best
“The Bible makes it clear that self-righteousness is the premier enemy of the Gospel.”
Source: It Is Finished: 365 Days of Good News
“The Bible makes it really clear that if I am not receptive to the grace of God I am headed toward wrath.”
“The Bible makes the best people in the world.”
“The Bible may be an arresting and
poetic work of fiction, but it is not the sort of book you should give
your children to form their morals.”
“The Bible may be more than an ordinary human book but it's not less, and the same principles therefore apply in interpreting it as in interpreting what my wife wants me to do. Only the stakes are even higher!”
“The Bible may be the Greatest Story Ever Told, but the most popular story you can ever tell is about a good-looking couple having a really swell time copulating outside wedlock, and having to quit for one reason or another while doing it is still a novelty.”
Source: Timequake
“The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.”
Source: Notebooks
“The Bible may not explicitly mention abortion, but it provides clear guidance on the value and personhood of unborn children. Scripture affirms the sanctity of human life, emphasizing that life is precious and created in God's image. The unborn are recognized as persons, worthy of protection and care. The act of abortion raises profound moral questions about the dignity and rights of the unborn. Based on biblical principles, the intentional termination of an unborn life is seen as a grave moral issue. The Bible calls us to cherish and protect human life, from conception to natural death.”
“The Bible may, indeed does, contain a warrant for trafficking in humans, for ethnic cleansing, for slavery, for bride-price, and for indiscriminate massacre, but we are not bound by any of it because it was put together by crude, uncultured human mammals.”
Source: God is Not Great
“The Bible might say things that are hard to embrace at times. But to not embrace them is certain to make life hard all of the time.”
“The Bible: "Money is the root of all evil." Again the Bible: Give 10% of your income to the church. Is money good or evil? Should we pursue it or not, otherwise where will this 10% come from?!”
“The Bible must be considered as the great source of all the truth by which men are to be guided in government as well as in all social transactions.”
Source: Value of the Bible and Excellence of the Christian Religion: For the Use of Families and Schools
“The bible must be seen in a cultural context. It didn't just happen. These stories are retreads. But, tell a Christian that
-- No, No! What makes it doubly sad is that they hardly know the book, much less its origins.”
“The Bible must be the invention either of good men or angels, bad men or devils, or of God. However, it was not written by good men, because good men would not tell lies by saying 'Thus saith the Lord;' it was not written by bad men because they would not write about doing good duty, while condemning sin, and themselves to hell; thus, it must be written by divine inspiration”
“The Bible must be the invention of either good men or angels, bad men or devils, or of God. It could not be the invention of good men or angels, for they neither would or could make a book, and tell lies all the time they were writing it, saying, 'Thus saith the Lord,' when it was their own invention. It could not be the invention of bad men or devils, for they would not make a book which commands all duty, forbids all sin, and condemns their souls to hell for all eternity. Therefore, I draw this conclusion, that the Bible must be given by divine inspiration.”
Source: The Works of the Late Reverend John Wesley, A.M.: From the Latest London Edition with the Last Corrections of the Author, Comprehending Also Numerous Translations, Notes, and an Original Preface, Etc
“The bible never belittles disappointment, but it does add one key word: temporary - What we feel now, we will not always feel. Our disappointment is itself a sign, and aching, a hunger for something better. And faith is, in the end, a kind of homesickness - for a home we have never visited but have never once stopped longing for.”
Source: Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud
“The Bible never belittles human disappointment ... but it does add one key word: temporary.”
Source: Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud
“The Bible NEVER flatters its heroes. It tells us the truth about each one of them in order that against the background of human breakdown and failure we may magnify the grace of God and recognize that it is the delight of the Spirit of God to work upon the platform of human impossibilities.”
Source: The Making of a Man of God (Alan Redpath Library): Lessons from the Life of David
“The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex.”
“The Bible never speaks of God's grace as simply making up our deficiencies--as if salvation consists in so much good works (even a variable amount) plus so much of God's grace. Rather the Bible speaks of "a God who justifies the wicked" (Romans 4:5) who is found by those who do not seek Him, who reveals Himself to those who do not ask for Him (see Romans 10:20).”
Source: Transforming Grace: Living Confidently in God's Unfailing Love
“The Bible never tells us to take a blind leap of faith into the darkness and hope that there's somebody out there. The Bible calls us to jump out of the darkness and into the light. That is not a blind leap. The faith that the New Testament calls us to is a faith rooted and grounded in something that God makes clear is the truth.”
“The Bible nowhere says that animals are just made for human use. It does not say that the whole earth is just ours to do with as we like. Neither does it say that God's sole interest is with the human species. We cannot allow such an important and influential book to become the preserve of those who want to exploit animals. The Bible needs to be read, studied, and reclaimed for the animals.”
“The Bible nowhere states that people before the law observed the Sabbath as a day of rest or worship.”
“The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down.”
“The Bible of nature is the best damn Bible in the world. Its laws are perfect and grand, and all the prayers in the world can't change them. There is intelligence and law in this world, and there may be supreme intelligence and law, but so far as the religion of the day is concerned, it is all a damned fake.”
“The Bible offers three metaphors that teach us God's view of life: Life is a test, life is a trust, and life is a temporary assignment.”
Source: What on Earth Am I Here For? Purpose Driven Life
“the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all”
Source: Starling House
“The Bible opens and closes with a wedding.”
“The Bible opens with a tragedy and ends in a triumph.”
Source: Billy Graham in Quotes
“The Bible parable says that while men slept, the enemy sowed tares among the wheat. A boy who rises at 4:30 to deliver papers is considered a go-getter, but to urge our young people to rise at 5:30 to pray is considered fanaticism. We must once again wear the harness of discipline. There is no other way.”
“The Bible places supreme value in the thought life. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," Solomon wrote. Jesus asserted that sin's gravity lay in the idea itself, not just the act.
"Paul admonished the church at Philippi to have the mind of Christ, and to the same people he wrote, "Whatever is true ... pure ... if there be any virtue ... think on these things." Thus, the
follower of Christ must demonstrate to the world what it is not just to think, but to think justly.”
“The Bible portrays God as entering into covenants with people which, when broken, causes him grief and sorrow. The biblical prophet Hosea and God's using him as an illustration of how much Israel's idolatry costs God emotionally points to God's vulnerability. But also the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ who, even as God the Son, suffered for our sins, points to God's vulnerability.”
“The Bible, profound wisdom .”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“The Bible promises us that Jesus will return to take His faithful followers with Him to live with Him in His glorious presence forever. Everyone else will be left behind to face God's wrath and judgment. If Jesus were to return today, do you know if He would take you with Him to heaven?.”
“The Bible provides unity without imposing uniformity, without prohibiting change; it is a standing invitation to thinking and to take responsibilities.”
“The Bible puts forth a strong case for no free will and that's a real problem you know, because the justification for supposedly being punished after death is that you had free will. If you didn't have free will and you did what God predetermined, then how can he punish you?"”
“The Bible recognizes no faith that does not lead to obedience, nor does it recognize any obedience that does not spring from faith. The two are at opposite sides of the same coin.”
“The BIBLE redirects my will, cleanses my emotions, enlightens my mind, and quickens my total being”
“The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.”
“The Bible reminds people that the whole of Scriptures addresses the whole of our lives, including our work. We need to be reminded of this every time we open the Bible, so that we experience the hope and power of the gospel in our work every day.”
“The Bible represents a fundamental guidepost for millions of people on the planet, in much the same way the Koran, Torah, and Pali Canon offer guidance to people of other religions. If you and I could dig up documentation that contradicted the holy stories of Islamic belief, Judaic belief, Buddhist belief, pagan belief, should we do that? Should we wave a flag and tell the Buddhists that the Buddha did not come from a lotus blossom? Or that Jesus was not born of a literal virgin birth? Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical.”
“The Bible reveals the Father's overall plan for the world and provides general guidelines for life. But how can we know His specific plans for us? Listening to God is essential to walking with God.”
“The Bible rose to the place it now occupies because it deserved to rise to that place, and not because God sent anybody with a box of tricks to prove its divine authority.”
“The Bible’s imperfect, every religious text is imperfect. And that’s why they lead us closer to God. They make something simple complicated to keep our rapt attention. Like a puzzle to be worked out. Faith is a puzzle meant to take someone’s entire life to complete. But really, it doesn’t have to. It can be as easy as understanding love. That easy. Don’t just ‘be good.’ Love. Love as hard and as much as you can, especially with those who need it most. Take only what you need and give back far, far more. Love. Give love and give it without condition.”
Source: In Limbo
“The Bible's message for women doesn't depend on ideal circumstances, but applies fully to those who live in the brutal outskirts of society where poverty engulfs, education is nonexistent, women's bodies are ravaged, and lives are in constant peril simply because they are female.”
Source: Half the Church: Recapturing God's Global Vision for Women
“The [Bible’s] message is concerned with earth dwellers, their origin, the reason for their existence, the cause of their misery, and the plan of redemption for a fallen race.”
Source: Billy Graham in Quotes
“The Bible, sacred writings.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!