The block of marble is not the sculptor, and doesn't see that he's about to become a masterpiece... We're the block of marble and God is the sculptor, and the chisel is.... everything. Peter Kreeft More Quotes by Peter Kreeft More Quotes From Peter Kreeft To those of you who would classify yourselves as conservatives I would say, meditate long and hard on Jesus' saying "Whatever you do to the least of these you have done to me". Peter Kreeft done long jesus The self is like a baseball. Throw it back to the divine pitcher who pitched it to you in the first place, and the game of love goes on. Hold it, and the game is over. That is the difference between Heaven and Hell. Peter Kreeft baseball self games The love of God is no human projection, but the wrath of God is. In fact, what we call the wrath of God is really the love of God experienced by a fool. Peter Kreeft fool wrath god Thanksgiving comes after Christmas. Peter Kreeft christmas When we believe that God is something other than a lover, it is inevitable that we will sin. Peter Kreeft lovers god believe Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God. Peter Kreeft theory practice absence If you didn't believe in objective truth, arguments would be just toys, or games, or jokes. Peter Kreeft toys games believe Like white light refracted through a prism and split into many colors, God's eternal love-nature, expressed through the prism of time, becomes God's multicolored love story. History is His story. Peter Kreeft color light god Only saints can save the world. And only our own sins can stop us from being saints. Peter Kreeft saint sin world You have an evil twin who is always with you. He is called your ego. Peter Kreeft ego twins evil For the wise men of old, the cardinal problem of human life was how to conform the soul to objective reality, and the solution was wisdom, self-discipline, and virtue. For the modern, the cardinal problem is how to conform reality to the wishes of man, and the solution is a technique. Peter Kreeft wise men reality A woman has a responsibility and a privilege that a man doesnt have of given birth to another human being. Peter Kreeft privilege responsibility men Love is the binding force on every level of existence. Peter Kreeft force levels love When feminists become saints, we will become their pupils. Peter Kreeft pupils feminist saint God is a person [in Christ]. A person can be known only by personal understanding, not impersonal understanding. Personal understanding takes place through love, caring, willingness, intimacy, and relationship. Peter Kreeft understanding caring god Live in robust sanity, in holy obedience to the ordinary." (The Message) "In an insane asylum like the world, simple sanity can be a heroic achievement. Peter Kreeft achievement insane simple There is no effective rational answer to the challenge: "But give me a reason why I should love someone who does not deserve it." Love is the highest thing. There can be no higher reason to justify it. Peter Kreeft challenges love giving Cats don't need to be possessed; they're evil on their own. Peter Kreeft cat evil needs If you truly love God and His will, then doing what you will, will, in fact, be doing what God wills. Peter Kreeft gods-will god-love facts Whoever marries the spirit of the times must soon become a widower. Peter Kreeft widowers spirit
