Quotes
on Bible - We can know all the Scriptures
“The
Old Testament is actually pretty raunchy. You might enjoy it.”
―
Nicki Elson, Three Daves
“We
must acknowledge that all we have are, at times very differing, interpretations
of what Jesus was all about-and these interpretations, as they are collected in
the New Testament, have been written in particular situations by men, none of
whom questioned the existing patriarchal structure of their societies or of
their communities. While some Christ-believing women did challenge certain
male-dominated aspects of their church gatherings (see 1 Cor 14:33b-36) it is
quite unlikely that they questioned the patriarchal structure of their society,
community, and church on a fundamental level. ~ Werner Kahl in Reading
Other-Wise, p. 151”
―
Gerald O. West, Reading Otherwise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading
with their Local Communities
“t's
[King James Bible] subject is majesty, not tyranny, and it's political purpose
was unifying and enfolding, to elide the kingliness of God with the godliness
of kings, to make royal power and divine glory into one invisible garment which
could be wrapped around the nation as a whole.”
―
Adam Nicolson, God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible
“It
is a bad indication when, in any period, men will so exalt their confessions
that they force the Scriptures to a secondary importance, illustrated in one
era, when as Tulloch remarks: 'Scripture as a witness, disappeared behind the
Augsburg Confession" ...No decrees of councils; no ordinances of synods;
no "standard" of doctrines; no creed or confession, is to be urged as
authority in forming the opinions of men. They may be valuable for some
purposes, but not for this; they may be referred to as interesting parts of
history, but not to form the faith of Christians; they may be used in the
church to express its belief, not to form it.”
―
L.S. Chafer
“The
business of reading and interpreting the Bible in South Africa is a tricky one!
The Bible is everywhere and in the hands of many, including the pain
inflictors. ~ Mogomme Alpheus Masoga”
―
Gerald O. West, Reading Otherwise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading
with their Local Communities
“In
itself this Christian education is partly the product of the retreat of
biblical scholarship from the faith community to the academy. In removing
themselves to the academy biblical scholars have ceased to engage with the
people of the issues of the contemporary faith context. ~ Janet Lees (p. 84).
In Reading Other-Wise”
―
Gerald O. West, Reading Otherwise: Socially Engaged Biblical Scholars Reading
with their Local Communities
“If
we believe the Canon is closed and Scripture is sufficient, then we believe God
is not speaking new words apart from Scripture.”
―
Dan Phillips
“We
can know all the scriptures, do all the stuff, obey all the rules, but if we
aren’t willing to be offended by His reconciling love, if we aren’t willing to
repent, to change our thoughts, to step away from us and them thinking, then we
are missing the whole point.
This
Jonah story is on every page of the Bible and in every cell of our bodies. Over
and again, God is revealing Himself perfectly through Christ as gracious,
compassionate, slow to anger, forgiving, redeeming, restoring, abounding in
love, and desiring to save us from calamity.”
―
Jason Clark
“How
can you trust God who is not true to his word? Isn’t that what the Bible is?
Because
God is larger than a platitude. A platitude is sweet, concise, and fits on a
throw pillow. God is larger than that. With the sufferings in my life, I need
more than a platitude. I need this Larger Story God I’ve come to know.”
―
Brenda Seefeldt Amodea, Trust Issues With God: Because Life Is Unfair: Bible
Study, With Video Access
“Mark
9:8, "where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched,"
comes directly from Isa. 66:24, but whose voice are we listening to in the
preceding verses? It might be Jesus, but then again, it might be anybody. Then
as now, there were plenty of fire-and-brimstone preachers. And, since the
climax of the pericope is a quotation of Isaiah, implying the whole thing is
something of a sermonic commentary on it, we must deny it to Jesus. Again, who
remembers the great man quoting someone else?”
―
Robert M. Price, The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man: How Reliable is the
Gospel Tradition?
“Keep
to your Bible and to your fairy tales, sweet girl. One is for your soul and the
other is for your daydreams. Both will help you through this, and in both
you’ll find your story (pp. 245-246).”
―
Pepper Basham, Hope Between the Pages
“Do
we recognize our helplessness, that even our very desires need to be changed by
the Spirit’s transforming grace? Or do we approach Scripture pridefully,
thinking we’ve “got this,” attempting to impress God, others, and even
ourselves by our obedience? (p. 39).”
―
Kristen Wetherell, Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your
Appetite for God's Word
“For
too many years, this was the way I approached Scripture, because I didn’t
understand my neediness. I thought that by opening my Bible I was seeking
something good and right to do, rather than primarily seeking someone to love
(p. 39).”
―
Kristen Wetherell, Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your
Appetite for God's Word
“There
is no magic bullet here, only a constant dependence on God’s supernatural help
as we put ourselves in the position to receive from him (p. 53).”
―
Kristen Wetherell, Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your
Appetite for God's Word
“God’s
words are purposeful, nourishing, and invaluable. They are worth trusting, for
God’s words come from God’s heart. We cling to them because God is the only
trustworthy, unchanging rock upon which we can stand. And so we keep coming to
God’s word, and we keep clinging to the promises we find there (p. 101).”
―
Kristen Wetherell, Help for the Hungry Soul: Eight Encouragements to Grow Your
Appetite for God's Word
“Luke
17:5-6, a Lukan paraphrase of Mark 11:22-24, strikes a surprising note of
pessimism: "The apostles said to the Lord, `Increase our faith!' And the
Lord said, `If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this
sycamine tree, "Be uprooted and planted in the sea!" and it would
obey you."' The point is surely that, since such a thing is plainly never
going to happen, you can see how little faith any one will ever have. It is
like the rhetorical question of Luke 18:8, "When the Son of Man comes,
will he find faith on earth?" The same double bind has caught the father
of the deaf-mute epileptic in Mark 9:24, "1 believe; help my
unbelief!" (How striking that the single most poignant and insightful New
Testament statement about faith is made not by the Messiah or an apostle or
prophet, but just by ... some guy!)”
―
Robert M. Price, The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man: How Reliable is the
Gospel Tradition?
“It's
always a bad move to invent a Jesus who agrees with us rather than challenge
us”
―
Peter Enns, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable
to Read It
“Samuel
Gregg: Certainly, Smith notes, Einstein was right to claim that the theories
designed by humans are important tools for comprehending reality. Yet before
there is theory, Smith adds, there is thought and reason, a logical sequence
that, he says, finds it parallel in the opening verse of the gospel of John:
“In the beginning was the Word [Logos], and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God” (1:1 KJV).”
―
Vernon L. Smith, The Evidence of Things Not Seen: Reflections on Faith,
Science, and Economics
“We
turn to the Word when we’re lost, but in our comfort, we can lose sight of its
truth.”
―
Benjamin C. Verar
“This
is why when people debate faith vs science they've already missed the point.
Faith is about embracing truth wherever it's found, and that of course includes
science”
―
Rob Bell, What Is the Bible?: How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and
Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
