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“There's a lovely Hasidic story of a rabbi who always told his people that if they studied the Torah, it would put Scripture on their hearts. One of them asked, "Why on our hearts, and not in them?"...”
“Christianity's goal is not escape from this world. It loves this world and seeks to change it for the better.”
“The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things.”
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord builds the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.”
“A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit.”
“You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it...”
“There's a way to preach the Bible unbiblically...You can use the Bible as the springboard for all kinds of ideas, can't you? Look around in here and find something that fits your fancy and then lau...”
“It must be conceded by those who admit the authority of Scripture (such only he is addressing) that from the decision of the word of God there can be no appeal.”
“Believers can search the Scriptures on their own, and allow the Word of God, coinciding with the Holy Spirit, to enlighten their understanding, and open their spiritual eyes.”
“All believers need to become teachers, shepherds, ministers, and good-news-bearers.”
“The Holy Scriptures are words taught by the Spirit.”
“To love one another as He loves us, is the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. For it is love that kills our outward mans ways; buries him in baptism; and causes our inward-man (named Jesus) to resurrect ...”
“While God desires salvation for everyone, God owes salvation to no one.”
“God hates Hell. He hates the idea of people going there. He hates it so much that He was willing to take on human flesh and be tortured on a cross in order to absorb the penalty for sin on our beha...”
“Agnosticism, Atheism, secularism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam or any other counter belief to Christianity is not the greatest threat facing Christianity in the west. The biggest threat facing Christi...”
“It will not, however, affect one tiny bit the question of whether the text has a literal meaning becausemark thisevery biblical text has a literal meaning. Many people are stunned to hear this. Tha...”
“The literal sense of the author was "creation is the orderly act of a loving Creator God." What the modern reader often hears, however, is "The universe was made in six 24-hour days." This is as wr...”
“No Quran, no Bible, no Gita, no Cow, is greater than the human self.”
“Teaching is no joke, sonny! ... Comforting truths, they call it! Truth is meant to save you first, and the comfort comes afterwards. Besides, you've no right to call that sort of thing comfort. Mig...”
“The sure path to tomorrow was plotted in a manger and paved on a cross. And although this sturdy byway is mine for the taking, I have incessantly chosen lesser paths. And maybe it is time to realiz...”
