“Unlike most readers in Antiquity who read their books aloud, we have developed the convention of reading silently. This lets us read more widely but often less well, especially when what we are reading-such as the plays of Shakespeare and Holy Scripture-is a body of oral material that has been, almost but not quite accidentally, captured in a book like a fly in amber.” WellsHas BeensBookPlayBodyReadingMaterialsReaderHolyScriptureConventionsCapturedAntiquityAmberHoly Scriptures Book:Whose Bible Is It?: A Short History of the Scriptures Source: Whose Bible Is It?: A Short History of the Scriptures
“Take away material prosperity; take away emotional highs; take away miracles and healing; take away fellowship with other believers; take away church; take away all opportunity for service; take away assurance of salvation; take away the peace and joy of the Holy Spirit... Yes! Take it all, all, far, far away. And what is left? Tragically, for many believers there would be nothing left. For does our faith really go that deep? Or do we, in the final analysis, have a cross-less Christianity?” DoeWould BeJoySpiritFaithOpportunityLeftChurchReligiousHealingChristianityEmotionalMaterialsHolyCrossesMiracleSalvationFinalsProsperityBelieverAnalysisHoly SpiritFar AwayAssuranceFellowshipPeace And JoyAssurance Of Salvation Author:Mike Mason
“Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!” KnowsSoulEarthSpiritualSunGraceHeardSacrificeEffectsProduceMaterialsEasierHolyMassDevotionMarvelousHoly Mass Author:Pio of Pietrelcina
“For Christians ultimate reality is and can only be a personal, sovereign, holy, and loving God. But even some Christians, under extra-biblical and even anti-Christian cultural influences read the Bible as pointing to something not ultimate, such as material wealth, health, happiness, power, etc.” RealityChristianWealthInfluenceMaterialsHolyUltimateExtrasEtcBiblicalSovereignPointingLoving GodAnti ChristianUltimate RealityMaterial Wealth Author:Roger E. Olson