Quotes
on Bible - Scripture is the grammar textbook for the language of God
“I
don't reject God, because for me to be able to reject him he first would have
to exist.”
―
Paulo Bittencourt, Wasting Time on God: Why I Am an Atheist
“Scripture
is the grammar textbook for the language of God, instructing us clearly in the
patterns of meaning and the rules by which we are enabled to read everything
else.”
―
Joe Rigney, The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts by Joe
Rigney
“Remember
that in order to have the last laugh, you need to keep on laughing.”
―
Bukky Agboola, Get Unstuck: Unleashing Momentum: The Powerful Key to Your
Success!
“The
words are few, and the sentence short; no one in Scripture so short. But it
fareth with Sentences as with coynes: In coines, they that in smallest compasse
conteine greatest value, are best esteemed: and, in sentences, those that in
fewest words comprise most matter, are most praised. Which, as of all sentences
it is true; so specially of those that are marked with Memento. In them, the
shorter the better; the better, and the better carried away, and the better
kept; and the better called for when we need it. And such is this here; of rich
contents, and with all exceeding compendious: So that, we must needs be without
all excuse, it being but three words, and but five syllables, if we doe not
remember it.”
―
Lancelot Andrewes, Lancelot Andrewes: Selected Sermons and Lectures
“Sleep
is not an incidental detail in scripture. It is scattered across the entire
Bible, from start to finish, and it is inherently tied to multiple individuals,
significant events, key conversations, spiritual truths, and overarching
periods in time and history. There is not a single section in the Bible that is
left untouched by the reality of sleep.”
―
Marc Webb, A Theology of Sleep: Trusting in the Lord When You Are Most
Vulnerable
“Like
Adam, you are not God and you never will be. The certainty and necessity of
your sleep profoundly reflect this very truth.”
―
Marc Webb, A Theology of Sleep: Trusting in the Lord When You Are Most
Vulnerable
“When
we face challenges and questions, we should not trust in ourselves, follow our
own hearts, or create a litany of backup plans. Instead, we should bow before
the Lord, declare our belief in Him, and fully rely upon the assurances of His
Word. No matter what comes to pass, we will always be safe in the presence of
the Lord, and we can rest peacefully within this truth.”
―
Marc Webb, A Theology of Sleep: Trusting in the Lord When You Are Most
Vulnerable
“As
humans, we acknowledge how much we need our rest, but this is not the case for
God. He does not need to recover from a long day. He does not need to refresh
His body at night. He does not need to relax His mind. He certainly does not
need prophets to awaken Him at certain times of the day. He is the everlasting
God; He will never grow tired or weary.”
―
Marc Webb, A Theology of Sleep: Trusting in the Lord When You Are Most
Vulnerable
“And
these explanations of the sacred scriptures are delivered by mystic expressions
in allegories, for the whole of the law appears to these men to resemble a
living animal, and its express commandments seem to be the body, and the
invisible meaning concealed under and lying beneath the plain words resembles
the soul, in which the rational soul begins most excellently to contemplate
what belongs to itself, as in a mirror, beholding in these very words the
exceeding beauty of the sentiments, and unfolding and explaining the symbols,
and bringing the secret meaning naked to the light to all who are able by the
light of a slight intimation to perceive what is unseen by what is visible.”
―
Philo of Alexandria, The Works of Philo
“Whether
you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. -1
Corinthians 10:31”
―
The Bible
“We
preach what is authentic, but we teach
what
needs authentication to allow an evaluation
through
reason.”
―
John Mwafise Woloko, The Bible vs Theology: Lighting the Way
“Girls,
I’m going to cook your noodle with this one, but believe it or not, there is
story after story in God’s word of people being rejected by others. We hear
that the Bible is a book of rules, but truly it is a love story of God’s great
love for us all, including those who are rejected by man. Jesus himself was
rejected by the very people he came to save. But he gave of himself anyway.”
―
Eve M. Harrell, Revealed Truth: A Journey From Fear to Faith
“I
want people to fill their minds with passages of Scripture while they are well
and strong, that they may have sure help in the day of need. I want them to be
diligent in studying their Bibles, and becoming familiar with their contents,
in order that the grand old Book may stand by them and talk with them when all
earthly friends fail.”
―
J.C. Ryle
“Taggart
Transcontinental, thought Eddie Willers, From Ocean to Ocean — the proud slogan
of his childhood, so much more shining and holy than any commandment of the
Bible. From Ocean to Ocean, forever — thought Eddie Willers, in the manner of a
rededication, as he walked through the spotless halls into the heart of the
building, into the office of James Taggart, President of Taggart
Transcontinental.”
―
Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
“If
you have a hard time believing that God chose you, it’s probably because you
haven’t chosen you.”
―
Craig D. Lounsbrough
“..they
force their readers into a challenging dialogue with earlier works. They
defence the reader's right to argue - with the text, with the tradition, and
even with the deity. In so doing, they validate, and give voice to those who
struggle with the perennial problem of the theodicy that arose from the new
covenantal order.”
―
Jacob L. Wright, Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and
its Origins
“Pushback
and questioning make a system more flexible and resilient, and this intuition
clearly informed the inclusion of a couple of other controversial books.”
―
Jacob L. Wright, Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and
its Origins
“Law
without a story was ineffective.”
―
Jacob L. Wright, Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and
its Origins
“Just
because Satan is the father of lies doesn’t mean that you have to adopt him as
your daddy.”
―
Craig D. Lounsbrough
“Beginning
with the context that produced a text then allows us to ask the question we
really want to ask, the question that causes us to come to the Bible in the
first place: What is this saying to us, today?”
―
Josh Scott, Context
