20 quotes found
“But God does give us responsibility, and it takes biblical faith to do those things in dependence on God.”
“Trust is the action of faith.”
“It takes grace to know the word of truth.”
“The biblical stories are the greatest sacred-inspirations.”
“Every generation has its defining challenge. Ours is the systematic annihilation of the biblical family."~ Doug Phillips”
“And so, at least symbolically, the blood of Eve courses through each one of her daughters' veins. We are each associated with life; each subject to the impossible expectations and cruel projections...”
“Boaz is not diminished, marginalized, or feminized in the slightest by being outnumbered and influenced by Ruth and Naomi. As a matter of fact, he only grows stronger himself through his collaborat...”
“the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.”
“I am able to separate the mythological aspects of my religion from the practical ones. Jesus, his sacrifice, the Gospels? Those are true to me. Angels, demons, burning bushes, Revelations? Primitiv...”
“Persephone is just a name for a spirit of beauty at a certain time in history. I'm sure we could argue a biblical place for her if it matters. Your wife has the name of that pagan goddess, but the ...”
“It's Time2Know, Time2Understand!”
“Love thy neighbor yes, but love thyself first.”
“A sinners humanity will cause him to fall from grace again and again, but his human pride, ego, or feeling of unworthiness should not prevent him from seeking Gods forgiveness again and again.”
“Cuz I can count on one hand the men whove loved me, not in the Biblical senseI dont have enough digits for thatbut who have truly loved me.”
“Happiness isn't something she spends much time thinking about. Survival, discomfort, hunger...these are the concerns that fill her days.”
“Let them enjoy their Eden while they can; though there's plenty of apples, I fear, on the tree yet, Mr Lawford.”
“I have graven it within the hills, and my vengeance upon the dust within the rock.”
“...there is still a need for those of us nestled deep within the Christian bubble to look beyond the status quo and critically assess the degree to which we are really living biblically.”
“A sinner’s humanity will cause him to fall from grace again and again, but his human pride, ego, or feeling of unworthiness should not prevent him from seeking God’s forgiveness again and again.”
“Cuz I can count on one hand the men who’ve loved me, not in the Biblical sense—I don’t have enough digits for that—but who have truly loved me.”