Religious Quotes - Page 22

• To talk of immaterial existences is to talk of nothings. To say that the human soul, angels, god, are immaterial, is to say they are nothings, or that there is no god, no angels, no soul. I cannot reason otherwise: but I believe I am supported in my creed of materialism by Locke, Tracy, and Stewart. At what age of the Christian church this heresy of immaterialism, this masked atheism, crept in, I do not know. But heresy it certainly is.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Christian, Atheist, Believe

  Thomas Jefferson (1984). “Jefferson: Writings”, p.1932, Library of America

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• If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.

  Albert Einstein

  God, Atheist, Believe

  Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.40, St. Martin's Press

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• To be a Christian who is willing to travel with Christ on his downward road requires being willing to detach oneself constantly from any need to be relevant, and to trust ever more deeply the Word of God.

  Henri Nouwen

  God, Christian, Jesus

  Henri Nouwen (2011). “The Selfless Way of Christ: Downward Mobility and the Spiritual Life”, p.27, Orbis Books

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• God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.

  John Piper

  God, Christian, Powerful

  John Piper (2005). “For Your Joy”

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• I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.

  Jules Renard

  Funny, God, Sarcastic

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• If you can't see His way past the tears, trust His heart.

  Dwight L. Moody

  Trust, God, Heart

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• Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

  C. S. Lewis

  Wisdom, Freedom, Sleep

  "The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment". "God in the Dock". Book by C. S. Lewis, 1970.

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• When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.

  Eugene H. Peterson

  God, Leaving, Entering

  Eugene H. Peterson (2012). “A Long Obedience in the Same Direction: Discipleship in an Instant Society”, p.53, InterVarsity Press

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• No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.

  Jim Cymbala

  Time, Prayer, Believe

  Twitter post from Aug 06, 2015

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• There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!

  Abraham Kuyper

  Jesus, Squares, Sovereign

  Abraham Kuyper, James D. Bratt (1998). “Abraham Kuyper: A Centennial Reader”, p.461, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• Imagine a person who comes in here tonight and argues 'no air exists' but continues to breathe air while he argues. Now intellectually, atheists continue to breathe - they continue to use reason and draw scientific conclusions [which assumes an orderly universe], to make moral judgments [which assumes absolute values] - but the atheistic view of things would in theory make such 'breathing' impossible. They are breathing God's air all the time they are arguing against him.

  Greg L. Bahnsen

  God, Atheist, Philosophical

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• Not surprisingly, the place we're most likely to experience testing is exactly where we struggle most to trust God.

  Bruce Wilkinson

  Trust, God, Faith

  Bruce Wilkinson (2009). “The Dream Giver: Following Your God-Given Destiny”, p.120, Multnomah

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  To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

  C. S. Lewis

  Forgiveness, God, Christian

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• We're not alone--at least, we're alone only if we choose to be alone. We're alone only if we choose to go through life relying solely on our own strength rather than learning to draw upon the power of God.

  Sheri L. Dew

  Strength, God, Being Alone

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• There is a danger in the word someday when what it means is “not this day.”...The scriptures make the danger of delay clear. It is that we may discover that we have run out of time. The God who gives us each day as a treasure will require an accounting. We will weep, and He will weep, if we have intended to repent and to serve Him in tomorrows which never came or have dreamt of yesterdays where the opportunity to act was past. This day is a precious gift of God. The thought “Someday I will” can be a thief of the opportunities of time and the blessings of eternity.

  Henry B. Eyring

  Inspirational, Bible, God

  FaceBook post by Henry B Eyring from Jan 08, 2015

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• the work of salvation, in its full sense, is (1) about whole human beings, not merely souls; (2) about the present, not simply the future; and (3) about what God does through us, not merely what God does in and for us.

  N. T. Wright

  God, Future, Soul

  FaceBook post by N. T. Wright from Jul 21, 2013

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• The Bible makes it clear that every time that there is a story of faith, it is completely original. God's creative genius is endless.

  Eugene H. Peterson

  Bible, God, Faith

  Eugene H. Peterson (2009). “Run with the Horses: The Quest for Life at Its Best”, p.16, InterVarsity Press

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• God sees the secret springs of human action, and knows the hearts of all living.

  Joseph Smith, Jr.

  God, Christian, Spring

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• Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.

  Thomas S. Monson

  God, Women, Tears

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• God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.

  Warren W. Wiersbe

  Happy, God, Blessing

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• Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me? Am I full of the little things that cheer His heart over me, or am I whimpering because things are going hardly with me? There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.

  Oswald Chambers

  God, Faith, Spiritual

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.106, Discovery House

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• There is hope in forgiveness

  John Piper

  Forgiveness, Christian, Hope

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• Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer.

  Ravi Zacharias

  Christian, Commitment, Understanding

  FaceBook post by Ravi Zacharias from Jul 14, 2013

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• My faith in Christ is central to my life. My conversion from a pessimistic atheist lost in a world I didn't understand, to an optimistic believer in a universe created and sustained by a loving God is crucial to me. But following Christ does not mean following His followers. Christ is infinitely more important than Christianity and always will be, no matter what Christianity is, has been, or might become.

  Anne Rice

  God, Faith, Christian

  FaceBook post by Anne Rice from Jul 29, 2010

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• Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!

  Andrew Murray

  God, Faith, Christian

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