Quotes by Scripture The scripture teaches that he who now restrains will continue to do so until he is taken out of the way. Greg Laurie scripture taken way Many who are convinced that God is non-violent simply dismiss the Old Testament accounts of God commanding or engaging in violence. I don't consider this to be a viable option, for Jesus treats the whole Old Testament as the inspired Word of God. My cross-centered interpretation of these violent portraits allows believers to affirm that God is non-violent while also affirming that all Scripture is "God-breathed.". Gregory A. Boyd scripture violence jesus The violent portraits of God in Scripture have become one of the biggest obstacles to believers coming to faith. When we can show how these portraits bear witness not to a violent God, but to the non-violent loving God revealed on Calvary, these obstacles to believing in the inspiration of Scripture become one of the most compelling reasons for believing in the inspiration of Scripture. Gregory A. Boyd scripture inspiration believe For me, the reading of the scriptures is not the pursuit of scholarship. Rather, it is a love affair with the word of the Lord and that of His prophets. Gordon B. Hinckley affair scripture reading If custom is to avail for proof of soundness, we too, surely, may advance our prevailing custom; and if they reject this, we are surely not bound to follow theirs. Let the inspired Scripture, then, be our umpire, and the vote of truth will surely be given to those whose dogmas are found to agree with the Divine words. Gregory of Nyssa scripture umpires may Every step of progress means a duty repudiated, and a scripture torn up. George Bernard Shaw scripture progress mean As you engage your mind in the scriptures, your mind will become pure. Frederick Lenz scripture buddhism mind The scriptures recommend love and service to the enlightened to develop purity. Frederick Lenz scripture buddhism purity Satan delights equally in statistics and in quoting scripture. H. G. Wells scripture delight statistics Scripture is not a concept; scripture is a person (John 1:1,14). When you stand before the Word of God, you are not merely encountering a concept; you are standing face-to-face with God. Henry Blackaby word-of-god scripture faces Testimony requires the nurturing by the prayer of faith, the hungering for the word of God in the scriptures, and the obedience to the truth. Henry B. Eyring scripture obedience prayer It is precisely because Biblical revelation is absolutely authoritative and perspicuous that the scientific facts, rightly interpreted, will give the same testimony as that of Scripture. There is not the slightest possibility that the facts of science can contradict the Bible. Henry M. Morris scripture biblical giving The main reason for insisting on the universal Flood as a fact of history and as the primary vehicle for geological interpretation is that God's Word plainly teaches it! No geologic difficulties, real or imagined, can be allowed to take precedence over the clear statements and necessary inferences of Scripture. Henry M. Morris scripture real facts If you ponder the scriptures and begin to do what you covenanted with God to do, I can promise you that you will feel more love for God and more of His love for you. Henry B. Eyring his-love scripture promise Most assuredly Zen is a religion, but it is a religion without scripture, without doctrine or dogma and without sin. Howard Fast doctrine scripture religion The moment you come to a passage of scripture and say, "Oh, I know this one already," you're in deep trouble. Howard G. Hendricks scripture study trouble So it is with scripture. The word of God is there, able to transform your life. But you must probe for it. You have to penetrate the surface with more than just a cursory glance. Howard G. Hendricks scripture able study We must not only read the Scriptures, but we must make their rules of life our own. Hosea Ballou rules-of-life scripture When we . . . read and study the scriptures, benefits and blessings of many kinds come to us. This is the most profitable of all study in which we could engage. Howard W. Hunter scripture benefits blessing We have learned from none others the plan of our salvation, than from those through whom the Gospel has come down to us, which they did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period, by the will of God, handed down to us in the Scriptures, to be the ground and pillar of our faith Irenaeus of Lyons pillars scripture salvation «345678910111213»
