Quotes on Bible - Different Authors have different points of View
“Our
fall was, has always been, and always will be, that we aren’t satisfied in God
and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other.”
―
Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
“Different
authors have different points of view. You can't just say, 'I believe in the
Bible.”
―
Bart Ehrman
“What
is waiting for us if we would simply let go of the seemingly safe ledge to
which we are and dive into all God is and all He has for us?”
―
Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
“Since
the moment of the Fall, God has never stopped searching us out.”
―
Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
“Jerusalem!
My Love,My Town
I
wept until my tears were dry
I
prayed until the candles flickered
I
knelt until the floor creaked
I
asked about Mohammed and Christ
Oh
Jerusalem, the fragrance of prophets
The
shortest path between earth and sky
Oh
Jerusalem, the citadel of laws
A
beautiful child with fingers charred
and
downcast eyes
You
are the shady oasis passed by the Prophet
Your
streets are melancholy
Your
minarets are mourning
You,
the young maiden dressed in black
Who
rings the bells at the Nativity Church,
On
sunday morning?
Who
brings toys for the children
On
Christmas eve?
Oh
Jerusalem, the city of sorrow
A
big tear wandering in the eye
Who
will halt the aggression
On
you, the pearl of religions?
Who
will wash your bloody walls?
Who
will safeguard the Bible?
Who
will rescue the Quran?
Who
will save Christ, From those who have killed Christ?
Who
will save man?
Oh
Jerusalem my town
Oh
Jerusalem my love
Tomorrow
the lemon trees will blossom
And
the olive trees will rejoice
Your
eyes will dance
The
migrant pigeons will return
To
your sacred roofs
And
your children will play again
And
fathers and sons will meet
On
your rosy hills
My
town
The
town of peace and olives”
―
Nizar Qabbani
“By
Hays' reasoning, penetrating a rectum with a penis is a violation of how God
meant humans to function. However, penetrating a human body with a sword, a
common way to kill people in biblical times, is acceptable. Apparently human
bodies were designed to be penetrated by metal implements, but not by flesh.”
―
Hector Avalos
“So
many things were testing his faith. There was the Bible, of course, but the
Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure Island, Ethan Frome and The
Last of the Mohicans. Did it then seem probable, as he had once overheard
Dunbar ask, that the answers to riddles of creation would be supplied by people
too ignorant to understand the mechanics of rainfall? Had Almighty God, in all
His infinite wisdom, really been afraid that men six thousand years ago would
succeed in building a tower to heaven?”
―
Joseph Heller, Catch-22
“Being
a hearer and a doer of the written Word (James 1:22) makes us able to handle
more of the spoken word of God.”
―
Ami Loper, Constant Companion: Your Practical Path to Real Interaction with God
“If
your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if
he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap
burning coals on his head.”
―
Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version
“The
Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest of all pursuits;
to understand it, the highest of all goals.”
―
Charles C. Ryrie
“O
Lord, you have searched me and you know me.”
―
Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version
“The
most detestable wickedness, the most horrid cruelties, and the greatest
miseries, that have afflicted the human race have had their origin in this
thing called revelation, or revealed religion. It has been the most
dishonourable belief against the character of the divinity, the most
destructive to morality, and the peace and happiness of man, that ever was
propagated since man began to exist. It is better, far better, that we
admitted, if it were possible, a thousand devils to roam at large, and to preach
publicly the doctrine of devils, if there were any such, than that we permitted
one such impostor and monster as Moses, Joshua, Samuel, and the Bible prophets,
to come with the pretended word of God in his mouth, and have credit among us.
Whence
arose all the horrid assassinations of whole nations of men, women, and
infants, with which the Bible is filled; and the bloody persecutions, and
tortures unto death and religious wars, that since that time have laid Europe
in blood and ashes; whence arose they, but from this impious thing called
revealed religion, and this monstrous belief that God has spoken to man? The
lies of the Bible have been the cause of the one, and the lies of the Testament
of the other.”
―
Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason
“For
our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against
the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Eph. 6:12 (NIV)”
―
Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
“Do
not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to
bring peace, but a sword.”
―
Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
“God
is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.”
―
Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version
“Here's
another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in
the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as
public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm
going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now
that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house;
be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to
open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”
―
Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version
“The
most important thing we can pray about for others is that they will know God
better and that He will help them understand His will, grow in spiritual
wisdom, and live lives that honor Him. We can pray that they will become more
like Him and bear the fruit of His Spirit.”
―
Stormie Omartian, The Power of a Praying® Woman Bible: Prayer and Study Helps
by Stormie Omartian
“For
I am convinced that neither death nor life neither angels nor demons neither
the present nor the future nor any powers neither height nor depth nor anything
else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is
in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans
8:38”
―
Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version
“That
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
―
Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version
“No
one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or
he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God
and Money.”
― Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version
