Quotes by Scripture Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache. Tertullian headacheargumentscripture How do we take our anger and transform it into sacred rage? How do we create a language that opens the heart instead of closing it? To bear witness is not a passive act. It's an act of consequence that leads to consciousness. It matters. I am curious. I want to know why. I was raised with a scripture that says, "The glory of God is intelligence." And to me our greatest intelligence is following our instincts, trusting our intuition. Terry Tempest Williams scriptureintuitionheart All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced...the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed. Tertullian scriptureprinciplesgiving I revere the fullness of His Scripture, in which He manifests to me both the Creator and creation. In the gospel moreover, I discover a Minister and Witness of the Creator, even His Word. Tertullian scripturechristianbible Because the Scriptures say that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him, we need not conclude that a murderer cannot be saved. He can be if he will come to Christ and receive Him as Savior. Theodore Epp abidingscriptureneeds The universe is the primary revelation of the divine, the primary scripture, the primary locus of divine-human communication. Thomas Berry revelationsscripturecommunication ...tis a dangerous thing to ingage the authority of Scripture in disputes about the Natural World, in opposition to Reason; lest Time, which brings all things to light, should discover that to be evidently false which we had made Scripture to assert. Thomas Burnet scripturelightworld Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent. Thomas Campbell scripturesilentspeak Whereof it followeth Rome to be the seat of antichrist, and the pope to be very antichrist himself. I could prove the same by many other scriptures, old writers, and strong reasons. Thomas Cranmer romescripturestrong It is unlawful to add anything to the words of Holy Scripture regarding the sense. Thomas Aquinas scripturecatholicadd When the nature of the thing is incomprehensible, I can acquiesce in the Scripture: but when the signification of words is incomprehensible, I cannot acquiesce in the authority of a Schoolman. Thomas Hobbes scripturegodbible As we remember prayer and take time to turn to the scriptures, our lives will be infinitely more blessed and our burdens will be made lighter. Thomas S. Monson scriptureblessedprayer If you will study the scriptures diligently, your power to avoid temptation and to receive direction of the Holy Ghost in all you do will be increased. Thomas S. Monson scripturestudytemptation One would think that a system loaded with such gross and vulgar absurdities as Scripture religion is could never have obtained credit; yet we have seen what priestcraft and fanaticism can do, and credulity believe. Thomas Paine scripturebelievethinking We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture. Timothy Keller scriptureshould Our prayers should arise out of immersion in the Scripture. [We] speak only to the degree we are spoken to. Timothy Keller scripturedegreesprayer There are 2,000 verses of Scripture that tell us we must be committed to protecting the poor and the oppressed... There is no concern of Scripture that is addressed so often and so powerfully as reaching out to the poor. Tony Campolo reachingscripturepoor The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is because there are over 2,000 verses of Scripture that deal with responding to the needs of the poor. Tony Campolo scripturepartyreason-why Nowhere in the Hebrew Scriptures does it say that God is omnipotent. Tony Campolo hebrewscripturedoe An evangelical is somebody who, first of all, has a very high view of Scripture, believes it's an infallible message from God. Tony Campolo scriptureviewsbelieve«1314151617181920212223»
