“What . . . is this testimony of Jesus, how can it be acquired, and what will it do for those who receive it? The testimony of Jesus is the sure and certain knowledge, revealed to the spirit of a person through the Holy Ghost, that Jesus is the living Son of the living God. Because the testimony of Jesus is God-given, it stands preeminent and is essential to a happy life. It is the fundamental principle of our religion, and all other things pertaining to our faith are appendages to it.” PersonsSpiritCertainJesusGivenPrinciplesSonHolyEssentialsFundamentalsGhostHappy LifeTestimonyHoly GhostFundamental PrinciplesCertain Knowledge Author:Keith B. McMullin
“I really don't put it down. I never have. It's just that I analyze it and look at it from a very rational point of view. I don't see it as coming from God and say that at a certain point the Holy Spirit zaps you with a super whammy on the head and you've "gone for tongues" and there is it. Tongues is a process that people build up to. Then, as you start to do something, just as when you practice the scales on the piano, you get better at it.” PeopleLooksSpiritCertainProcessViewsPracticeGoneAtheismHolyPositive AtheismTonguePoint Of ViewScalesRationalPianoGet BetterHoly Spirit Author:Marjoe Gortner
“A certain degree of solitude seems necessary to the full growth and spread of the highest mind; and therefore must a very extensive intercourse with men stifle many a holy germ, and scare away the gods, who shun the restless tumult of noisy companies and the discussion of petty interests.” MenMindSeemsCertainGrowthInterestCompanyHolySolitudeDegreesHighestSpreadDiscussionScarePettyRestlessIntercourseNoisyGermsTumult Author:Novalis
“It is doubtful that the dissection of living animals and plants could be done by those who believe them to be holy. A pantheist would not view trees as so many board feet in the manner a Christian would. A pantheist would be less likely to measure the number of acre feet coming over a waterfall than his Christian descendent, centuries later who had become a scientist. That which is sacred would be handled with a certain reverence.” BelieveDoneWould BeChristianCertainAnimalViewsNumbersTreeFeetCenturyHolyScientistSacredPlantEnvironmentalBoardsReverenceStewardshipDoubtfulAcresWaterfallsDissection Author:Wes Jackson
“A certain monk told me that when he was very sick, his mother said to his father, "How our little boy is suffering. I would gladly give myself to be cut up into pieces if that would ease his suffering." Such is the love of God for people. He pitied people so much that he wanted to suffer for them, like their own mother, and even more. But no one can understand this great love without the grace of the Holy Spirit.” PeopleIfsInspirationalGivingLittlesSaidWantedChristianSpiritMotherCertainSufferingFatherReligiousBoysGracePiecesCuttingHolySickGod LoveEaseHoly SpiritOrthodoxMonkGreat LoveLittle Boys Author:Silouan the Athonite
“On a certain day shall every soul come to plead for itself, and every soul shall be repaid according to its deeds; and they shall not be wronged.” BookSoulCertainHolyDeedsWrongedHoly Books Author:Elijah Muhammad
“Valentine's Day is much more of a holy day of obligation for a guy in a relationship with a woman, because a woman has certain emotional expectations. Even if she doesn't value Valentine's Day, or views it as a corporate exercise, she still often wants her boyfriend or husband to go through the motions, just in case she values it.” IfsWantStillsGuyCertainValuesViewsCasesEmotionalExerciseHolyHusbandExpectationsObligationCorporateValentineValentine's DayHoly Days Author:Dan Savage
“Religion ... has certain ideas at the heart of it which we call sacred or holy or whatever. What it means is, 'Here is an idea or a notion that you're not allowed to say anything bad about; you're just not. Why not? Because you're just not. If someone votes for a party that you don't agree with, you're free to argue about it as much as you like; everybody will have an argument but nobody feels aggrieved by it. ... But on the other hand, if somebody says 'I mustn't move a light switch on a Saturday', you say 'I respect that'.” IfsFeelsHeartMeanIdeasHandsLightMovingCertainPartyHolyArgumentVoteAgreeSacredNotionArguingWhy NotSaturdaySay Anything Author:Douglas Adams
“If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance and not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and also that, through God's goodness, I am, and shall always be, as I always have been, subject to her.” IfsShouldMayHas BeensCertainChurchTakenSubjectsIgnoranceHolyGoodnessCatholicConformitySay AnythingMaliceCatholic ChurchRoman CatholicRoman Catholic Church Book:Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila Source: Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila
“Now we shall possess a right definition of faith if we call it a firm and certain knowledge of God's benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our hearts through the Holy Spirit.” IfsMindHeartSpiritCertainGivenChristHolyPromiseDefinitionsFirmHoly SpiritBenevolenceKnowledge Of GodCertain Knowledge Book:John Calvin: Selections from His Writings Source: John Calvin: Selections from His Writings
“The origin is nameless; the origin is absolutely quiet, it is not whirring about making noise. Creation is something that is most holy, that is the most sacred thing in life, and if you have made a mess of your life, change it. Change it today, not tomorrow. If you are uncertain, find out why and be certain. If your thinking is not straight, think straight, logically, Unless all that is prepared, all that is settled, you cannot enter into this world, into the world of creation.” IfsThinkingWorldMadeTodayCertainCreationThis WorldTomorrowHolyQuietSacredPreparedNoiseMessLife ChangingThings In LifeUncertainNamelessSacred ThingsToday Not Tomorrow Author:Jiddu Krishnamurti
“The Holy Spirit is no Skeptic, & the things He has written in our hearts are not doubts or opinions, but assertions - surer & more certain than sense & life itself.” HeartSpiritCertainOpinionDoubtWrittenHolyHoly SpiritAssertionSkeptic Author:Martin Luther
“In the fall of 1988, I worshipped God in a Buddhist temple. As the smell of incense filled the air, I knelt before three images of the Buddha, feeling that the smoke could carry my prayers heavenward. It was for me a holy moment for I was certain that I was kneeling on holy ground....I will not make any further attempt to convert the Buddhist, the Jew, the Hindu or the Moslem. I am content to learn from them and to walk with them side by side toward the God who lives, I believe, beyond the images that bind and blind us.” BelieveMomentsFeelingsCertainFallThreeI BelieveSidesPrayerWalksAirHolyBlindFilledJewSmellBuddhistSmokeTemplesIncenseKneelingHoly Ground Author:John Shelby Spong
“At the beginning of the struggle the holy commandments of God must be fulfilled with a certain forcefulness of will (cf. Mt. 11:12); then the Lord, seeing our intention and labour, will grant us readiness of will and gladness in obeying His purposes. For 'it is the Lord who makes ready the will' (Prov. 8:35 LXX), so that we always do what is right joyfully. Then shall we truly feel that 'it is God who energizes in you both the willing and the doing of His purpose' (Phil. 2:13).” FeelsChristianPurposeCertainLordStruggleSeeingWillingReadyHolyIntentionLabourOrthodoxGrantsFulfilledCommandmentsReadinessGladnessObeyingCfsCommandments Of God Author:Diadochos of Photiki
“I know a lot of Christians who have been in ministry and walked away from it because the pressure can be too great. And there's a lot of Christians who at the same time would say like well why does God do [certain things]. What I found is Christians regardless of whatever their experience is who trust God more and learn to go through those moments of challenge and persevere. Usually the end result is an experience and interaction with the Holy Spirit that's greater than it was previously. And for me, there is no pursuit that I desire or enjoy more than that interaction.” KnowsWellsDoeHas BeensEndsMomentsChristianSpiritDesireCertainFoundEnjoyChallengesResultsGreaterHolyPressurePursuitHoly SpiritTrust In GodInteractionMinistryPersevereEnd Results Author:Stephen Baldwin
“I really believe in the way the energy can consolidate in certain geographical spots. You can find it in a lot of different places, beautiful natural spots, or if you look at Islam or Judaism or Christianity, these ideas of holy places.” IfsWayBelieveLooksIdeasDifferentBeautifulCertainEnergyNaturalChristianityHolyIslamSpotsJudaismDifferent PlaceHoly Places Author:Conor Oberst
“Testimony is personal knowledge, based upon the witness of the Holy Ghost, that certain facts of eternal significance are true.” FactsCertainHolyEternalGhostWitnessSignificanceTestimonyHoly GhostPersonal Knowledge Author:David A. Bednar