Quotes by Scripture It is a basic tenet throughout the Scriptures that God rewards diligence, faithfulness, endurance, and steadfastness. Rick Joyner scripturerewardsendurance My hermeneutics is when I see verses in Scripture that are "apparent" contradictions - I don't believe they are contradictions - I believe them both. I believe them both. I believe take up your cross and deny yourself and follow me, and I believe come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. They are different sides of the same thing. Rick Warren scripturegivingbelieve When we want to speak to God, we pray. And when we want Him to speak to us, we search the scriptures. Robert D. Hales scriptureprayingwant Zen is a special transmission outside the Canonical Scriptures; it does not depend upon texts. Robert Linssen scripturespecialdoe I don’t read Scripture and cling to no life precepts, except perhaps to Walter Cronkite’s rules for old men, which he did not deliver over the air: Never trust a fart. Never pass up a drink. Never ignore an erection. Roger Angell scriptureairmen Scripture is our norming norm and tradition is our normed norm and that in a doctrinal controversy Scripture alone has absolute veto power while The Great Tradition (orthodox doctrine) has a vote but not a veto. Roger E. Olson doctrinescripturevote From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties. Russell M. Nelson heaven-sentscriptureholy The Holy Scriptures do not know any distinctions. They enjoin that all lead the life of monks. Saint John Chrysostom scriptureholymonk Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon them as does not tend to build up this twofold love of God and our neighbor, does not yet understand them as he ought. Saint Augustine scripturedoethinking Divine Scripture is wont to frame, as it were, allurements for children from the things which are found in the creature; whereby, according to their measure, and as it were by steps, the affections of the weak may be moved to seek those things that are above, and to leave those things that are below. But the same Scripture rarely employs those things which are spoken properly of God, and are not found in any creature; as, for instance, that which was said to Moses, I am that I am; and, I Am has sent me to you." Saint Augustine scripturemaychildren Whoever seems to himself to have understood the Scriptures in such a way that he does not build up that double love of God and neighbor has not yet understood. Saint Augustine scripturedoeway If we are perplexed by an apparent contradiction in Scripture, it is not allowable to say, 'The author of this book is mistaken'; but either the manuscript is faulty, or the translation is wrong, or you have not understood. Saint Augustine scripturecontradictionbook All prophecy is based on a revelation from God, but always operates at a lower level of authority than that of inspired Scripture. Sam Storms revelationsscriptureinspired God loves to glorify himself by suspending his gifts and blessings on our asking him for them. We should never presume to receive from God apart from prayer what he's clearly told us in Scripture will be ours only through prayer. Sam Storms scriptureprayerblessing I thought that continence was a matter of our own strength, and I knew that I had not the strength: for in my utter foolishness I did not know the word of Your Scripture that none can be continent unless You give it. Saint Augustine scripturemattergiving The sincere effort to accept and promote the human values - Truth, Right Conduct, Peace, Non-Violence and Love. These five values are a essential for a full and worthwhile life as the five vital airs or pranas mentioned in the scriptures. Sathya Sai Baba scriptureeffortair To substitute Scripture for the self-revealing Spirit is to put the dead letter in the place of the living Word. Sebastian Franck scriptureselfletters One thing that's clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead the nations to peace. Shane Claiborne scriptureclearpeople The more I read the Scriptures I find an overwhelming case of Scriptures being concerned with the poor, outcast, widow, foreigner and marginalized. Sho Baraka widowsscripturepoor The highest truth is daiji, translated as dai jiki in Chinese scriptures. This is the subject of the question the emperor asked Bodhidharma: "What is the First Principle?" Bodhidharma said, "I don't know." "I don't know" is the First Principle. Shunryu Suzuki scripturechineseprinciples«1314151617181920212223»
