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“Indeed, like so many encounters with Jesus in the Gospel stories, we might go to the Bible looking for answers, but we usually come away with more questions.”
“Obedience moves the hand of the Lord.”
“The more I read, {the Bible] the more Paul sounds like a stroke victim, who never taught a thing that Jesus taught, and only quotes him once, in Acts, wrongly, and the 12 are constantly chastising ...”
“Noah got a word from God then built upon that word. Then when the storm came he stood on what he built according to the word of God!”
“The common depiction of Jesus as an inveterate peacemaker who "loved his enemies" and "turned the other cheek" has been built mostly on his portrayal as an apolitical preacher with no interest in o...”
“When it comes to the heart and soul of the Jewish faith - the law of Moses - Jesus was adamant that his mission was not to abolish the law but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). That law made a clear di...”
“Wherefore they understood the Holy Scripture rather literally than with understanding, and taste only the letter of it, still desiring many other books; and they get not to the marrow of it, becaus...”
“No story is more beautiful than the Gospel, even though it is a story full of pain and nails and hate and blood and sin and murder and betrayal and forsakenness and unimaginable agony and death. It...”
“Not all who listen, believe. If you call the Gospel a crazy fairy tale, a far-too-good-to-be-true myth, an insane extension of wishful thinking, or even a blasphemous lie, I will respect you and ar...”
“I've tried reading the Bible. I never make it past all the talk about the firmament. The firmament is the thing, on Day 1 or 2, that divides the waters from the waters. Here you have the firmament....”
“Too many read a chapter or two in the Bible, then for lack of interest put it down for weeks at a time and never look at it. Bernard compares the study of the Word and the mere reading of it to the...”
“The basic question is not how much of our money we should give to God, but how much of God's money we should keep for ourselves.”
“Jesus Christ died on the cross for everything you are afraid of.”
“The course of a life can be changed with some well timed, lovingly asked, honestly answered questions.”
“Have you had a 'relationship discussion' with God lately? Do you need to?”
“1 Corinthians 2:7 (CEB)We talk about God's Wisdom, which has been hidden as a secret. God determined this wisdom in advance, before time began for our glory.”
“We are all foolish sinners saved only by grace & we can all use a little guidance sometimes.”
“Proverbs 28:26Those who trust in their own reasoning are fools, but those who walk in Wisdom will be kept safe.”
“1 Corinthians 3:18-19Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become 'fools' so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is...”
“Mark 12:34When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, 'You are not far from the Kingdom of God.”
