If you place [your bet] with God, you lose nothing, even if it turns out that God does not exist. But if you place it against God, and you are wrong and God does exist, you lose everything. Peter Kreeft More Quotes by Peter Kreeft More Quotes From Peter Kreeft The solution to our suffering is our suffering! Peter Kreeft solutions suffering Socrates: So even our walks are dangerous here. But you seem to have avoided the most dangerous thing of all. Bertha: What's that? Socrates: Philosophy. Bertha: Oh, we have philosophers here. Socrates: Where are they? Bertha: In the philosophy department. Socrates: Philosophy is not department. Bertha: Well, we have philosophers. Socrates: Are they dangerous? Bertha: Of course not. Socrates: Then they are not true philosophers. Peter Kreeft bertha philosopher philosophy We cannot hate truth in general, all truth, as we cannot hate food in general, all food. But we can hate a particular truth even though it is good for us, as we can hate a particular food even though it is good for us. Peter Kreeft particular hate The Inquisition confused sin with sinners and judged both. Modern Americans make the same mistake but judge neither. Peter Kreeft confused judging mistake Peace is a mark of the Holy Spirit. Peter Kreeft holy catholic spirit Mary's light is like that of the moon, totally reflected from the sun, the Son of God. Peter Kreeft light moon son We can't avoid reasoning; we can only avoid doing it well. Peter Kreeft reasoning wells This is the reason why it is crucial to distinguish anger from hatred. There is a kind of anger (nonsinful kind) which...is in God himself, while hate is not in God but is in Satan. If we do not clearly distinguish anger from hatred, then we do not clearly distinguish God from Satan! Peter Kreeft hate hatred reason-why But how can we love someone if we don't like him? Easy-we do it to ourselves all the time. We don't always have tender, comfortable feelings about ourselves; sometimes we feel foolish, stupid, asinine, or wicked. But we always love ourselves: we always seek our own good. Indeed, we feel dislike toward ourselves, we berate ourselves, precisely because we love ourselves; because we care about our good, we are impatient with our bad. Peter Kreeft stupid feelings love It is the Godfather, not God the Father, who makes you an offer you can’t refuse. Peter Kreeft offers refuse father If we turn to the divine Conductor and follow the wise and loving baton that is His will, His Word, then the music of our life will be a symphony. Peter Kreeft symphony god wise If we had absolute proof instead of clues, then you could no more deny God than you could deny the sun. If we had no evidence at all, you could never get there. God gives us just enough evidence so that those who want him can have him. Peter Kreeft want sun giving Adoration will heal our Church and thus our nation and thus our world... Adoration touches everyone and everything... [because it touches the Creator, Who touches everything and everyone]... When we adore, we plug into infinite dynamism and power. Adoration is more powerful for construction than nuclear bombs are for destruction Peter Kreeft our-world powerful church God's wraith is really only the face of love refused. Peter Kreeft wraith god faces Violence is spiritual junk food, and boredom is spiritual anorexia. Peter Kreeft anorexia boredom spiritual Of course the more you love the sinner the more you hate and make war on the sin, just as the more you love the person, the more you hate and kill the cancer cells that are killing the person. Compassion for cancer cells does not come from compassion for persons; it comes precisely from lack of compassion for persons. Peter Kreeft cancer hate war Pride looks down, and no one can see God but by looking up. Peter Kreeft down-and pride looks Subtract miracles from Islam, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Toaism, and you have essentially the same religion left. Subtract miracles from Christianity, and you have nothing but the cliches and platitudes most American Christians get weekly (and weakly) from their pulpits. Peter Kreeft buddhism miracle christian In this deed is my hope, not in the mere timeless fact that God is love. I am saved not by the beautiful Trinitarian life of God but by the gory death of God. I am saved not by the touching of the three Persons in Heaven but by the touching of this love on the Cross to my life. Peter Kreeft hope beautiful heaven Our destiny is to be so intimately united with God that, as the mystics say, we not only see God's face but also see with God's face. Peter Kreeft destiny god faces
