243 quotes found
“Mankind, in all his lusts, punishes himself. The gods have to do very little.”
“Where neither go wrong, the naive only see the world as a victim of bad doctrine; the cynic only sees good doctrine as a victim of the world.”
“The Christian should never have to put others down in order to feel good about himself. Instead, he can simply check out the media's insistent portrayal of Christianity and feel grateful that he is...”
“I wander cowboy sidewalks of wood, wearing a too-small hat, filled with remorse for the many lives I failed to lead.”
“A god who gave us everything we wanted would be the most malevolent god of all. With an infantile curiosity, we insist on tasting the cockroach on the floor while our father is preparing a magnific...”
“Culturally, one of the best arguments we can make is, wait and see.”
“The Bible is authoritative on everything of which it speaks.Moreover, it speaks of everything.”
“The serpents objective is clear. He seeks to drive a wedge of doubt into Adam and Eves confidence in what God has told them. Satan knows the power of undermining a human beings confidence in what G...”
“When the Bible offends you, be encouraged that it offends everyone at some point. Consider the responsibility of the Bible. It must speak the truth to every culture through every era of history. I ...”
“I believe The Bible is the infallible inspired inerrant Word of The Living God and scientifically accurate in every detail.”
“The (Bible) story is much more powerful as Truth than as metaphor.”
“Whence but from heaven, could men unskilled in arts,In several ages born, in several parts,Weave such agreeing truths? Or how, or why, Should all conspire to cheat us with a lie?”
“There is a difference between criticizing people and criticizing a people's uninformed ideals. That is, unless one defines himself or others by their ideals, then he is offended, and usually offend...”
“We should expect nothing less from the language that was originally given by God, to His human family. Hebrew was the method that God chose for mankind to speak to Him, and Him to them. Adam spoke ...”
“In fact, the Devil is delighted when we spend our time and energy defending the Bible, as long as we do not get around to actually reading the Bible.”
“If we all knew who God really was and what he really wanted for each and every one of us, we would all know that only a fool could really deny him.”
“As Peter Berger has noted, the strategy of apologizing for Christian faith by trying to demonstrate its social utility is always eventually self-liquidating. Sooner of later people realize that a g...”
“The nihilist looks around at everything and comes to terms with what seems to be obvious. The sun is one tiny dying star in an enormous universe. One day the sun will burn out or explode, destroyin...”
“If I were a blind man and were told by you that you possess a faculty called sight, I should be unreasonable if I railed at you as a conceited enthusiast.”
“This is God's world, so everything, even if it intends to efface God, bears witness to God understood and interpreted through biblical eyeglasses.”