“Peaceful disputes are maintained when men sincerely believe that they are morally, logically correct about the issues at hand. It is when neither side is really certain that wars are instigated.” MenBelieveWarHandsCertainSidesIssuesPeacefulDisputesSincerely Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Of course all advance depends upon money, when we depend upon paid workers for any advance. Teach men as one of their first lessons in the gospel that pastoral work and evangelistic work ought to be paid, and will they not believe it? They would all believe it if the Holy Ghost did not dispute our teaching. It is a powerful proof of the presence and grace of the Holy Ghost that they do not all believe it and act accordingly.” IfsMenFirstsBelieveCoursesPowerfulTeachGraceTeachingDependsOughtHolyLessonsPaidWorkersProofGhostDisputesHoly Ghost Book:The Ministry of the Spirit: Selected Writings of Roland Allen Source: The Ministry of the Spirit: Selected Writings of Roland Allen
“Sacred Scripture, since it has no science above itself, can dispute with one who denies its principles only if the opponent admits some at least of the truths obtained through divine revelation; thus we can argue with heretics from texts in Holy Writ, and against those who deny one article of faith we can argue from another. If our opponent believes nothing of divine revelation, there is no longer any means of proving the articles of faith by reasoning, but only of answering his objections - if he has any - against faith.” IfsBelieveMeanChristianPrinciplesDivineHolyProveSacredDenyArguingScriptureOpponentsReasoningRevelationsOrthodoxArticlesDisputesObjectionsHereticDivine RevelationSacred Scripture Book:On Faith and Reason Source: On Faith and Reason