“Suttas are not meant to be 'sacred scriptures' that tell us what to believe. One should read them, listen to them, think about them, contemplate them, and investigate the present reality, the present experience with them. Then, and only then, can one insightfully know the truth beyond words.” ThinkingKnowsShouldBelieveRealityBuddhismTruth IsSacredScriptureBuddhistMeant To BeContemplatingSacred Scripture Author:Ajahn Sumedho
“We need to approach the Bible each day with a spirit of deep humility, recognizing that our understanding of spiritual truth is at best incomplete and to some extent inaccurate ... we should approach the Scriptures in humility and expect the Spirit to humble us even further as we continue being taught by Him from His Word.” NeedsShouldSpiritualSpiritUnderstandingHumilityTaughtTruth IsApproachHumbleScriptureEach DayRecognizingIncompleteSpiritual Truth Author:Jerry Bridges
“There is an appearance of humility in the protestation that the truth is much greater than any one of us can grasp, but if this is used to invalidate all claims to discern the truth it is in fact an arrogant claim to a kind of knowledge which is superior to [all others]...We have to ask: 'What is the [absolute] vantage ground from which you claim to be able to relativize all the absolute claims these different scriptures make?” IfsKindDifferentFactsAbleUsedAsksGreaterHumilityTruth IsClaimsAbsolutesAppearanceScriptureSuperiorsArrogant Book:The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic Source: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic
“The highest truth is daiji, translated as dai jiki in Chinese scriptures. This is the subject of the question the emperor asked Bodhidharma: "What is the First Principle?" Bodhidharma said, "I don't know." "I don't know" is the First Principle.” KnowsFirstsSaidPrinciplesSubjectsTruth IsHighestScriptureChineseEmperor Author:Shunryu Suzuki
“No one can know truth except the one who obeys truth. You think you know truth. People memorize the Scriptures by the yard, but that is not a guarantee of knowing the truth. Truth is not a text. Truth is in the text, but it takes the text plus the Holy Spirit to bring truth to a human soul.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHumansSoulSpiritKnowingHolyTruth IsScriptureHoly SpiritGuaranteesPlusYardsHuman SoulYou Think You KnowKnowing The Truth Author:Aiden Wilson Tozer
“Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in our daily lives. It must take priority over the many forms of cheap entertainment offered by our secular culture. It is a lifetime commitment.” FormCultureGivenPrayerStudyTruth IsDemandCommitmentLifetimeEntertainmentPrioritiesScripturePracticalsDaily LifeApplicationSecularLifetime Commitment Author:Derek Prince
“We like to pretend the core ideas of the faith are more palatable or workable within our modern rationalistic approach to Scripture than the stuff we want to call "too weird" because of our own intellectual sensibilities. The truth is they are not. So we come up with interpretations to eliminate the weirdness of the biblical worldview that makes us uncomfortable. Problem solved!” ProblemModernTruth IsIntellectualScriptureUncomfortableBiblicalSensibilityWorldviewWeirdness Author:Michael S. Heiser
“The truth is that we don't know much about the spiritual world except for what Scripture tells us, so it's unwise to think we can speak with clarity about what a divine being can or cannot do. The tools of analyzing the natural world are of no use for analyzing the supernatural world. For the latter we need rules of logic, and the supernatural beliefs of the biblical writers are quite defensible in that arena.” ThinkingWorldSpiritualBeliefSpeakNaturalDivineTruth IsLogicScriptureClarityBiblicalNatural WorldUnwise Author:Michael S. Heiser
“Truth is not to be found outside. No teacher, no scripture can give it to you. It is inside you and if you wish to attain it, seek your own company. Be with yourself.” IfsLifeInspirationalGivingSpiritualFoundWishCompanyTeacherTruth IsScripture Author:Rajneesh