100 Quotes About Bible

We all need a reminder of what really matters in life. The Bible is full of beautiful verses about God, love, forgiveness, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Here are 100 quotes from the Bible that are sure to make you feel inspired.

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Anonymous
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I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. (Psalms 116:1-2 NIV) Anonymous
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Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Anonymous
You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in...
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You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world.( Matthew 5:14, The Message) Anonymous
Above all else, guard your heart for it affects everything...
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Above all else, guard your heart for it affects everything else you do. Anonymous
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There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord. . Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
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Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Anonymous
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity,...
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For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and discipline and self-control. Anonymous
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Stand in the divine rain, and seeds of wisdom will grow in your soul. Peter Kreeft
If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and...
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If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself. Augustine Of Hippo
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Anonymous
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He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him. Anonymous
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My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. Anonymous
It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading...
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It is impossible to enslave, mentally or socially, a bible-reading people. The principles of the bible are the groundwork of human freedom. Horace Greeley
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This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NIV) . Anonymous
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He can heal me. I believe He will. I believe I'm going to be an old surely Baptist preacher. And even if He doesn't...that's the thing: I've read Philippians 1. I know what Paul says. I'm here let's work, if I go home? That's better. I understand that. Unknown
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Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Anonymous
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We don’t exhaust the Bible even after reading it hundreds of times. Each time we read it we see it in a new light. That is the greatness of the holy scriptures. They are that way because they were created by holy prophets who experienced the truth. Each time we read these works we elevate ourselves to see a little more. (81) Swami Satchidananda
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Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)... There are just some kind of men who - who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results. Harper Lee
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The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully. Richard Dawkins
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same...
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I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. Galileo Galilei
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The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change this. Albert Einstein
My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath...
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My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Unknown
And my God will supply all your needs according to...
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And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Anonymous
In the heartfelt mercy of our God, the dawn from...
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In the heartfelt mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those sitting in darkness, in the shadow of death, to guide our feet to the way of peace. Anonymous
We have never heard the devil's side of the story,...
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We have never heard the devil's side of the story, God wrote all the book. Anatole France
The proud person always wants to do the right thing,...
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The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God. Unknown
Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from...
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Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: For wither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God. Anonymous
We were given the Scriptures to humble us into realizing...
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We were given the Scriptures to humble us into realizing that God is right, and the rest of us are just guessing. Rich Mullins
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed...
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But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Anonymous
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Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Anonymous
Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin...
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Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer. John Bunyan
O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
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O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. Anonymous
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So many things were testing his faith. There was the Bible, of course, but the Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure Island, Ethan Frome and The Last of the Mohicans. Did it then seem probable, as he had once overheard Dunbar ask, that the answers to riddles of creation would be supplied by people too ignorant to understand the mechanics of rainfall? Had Almighty God, in all His infinite wisdom, really been afraid that men six thousand years ago would succeed in building a tower to heaven? . Joseph Heller
The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study...
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The Bible is the greatest of all books; to study it is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals. Charles C. Ryrie
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Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand–shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven. Anonymous
No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate...
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No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. Anonymous
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May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Anonymous
With God, all things are possible.
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With God, all things are possible. Anonymous
We don't know the Devil's side of the story, because...
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We don't know the Devil's side of the story, because God wrote all the books. J.A. Konrath
To love God with all our heart, soul, and mind,...
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To love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and our neighbor as ourself. Anonymous
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I don't think it is enough appreciated how much an outdoor book the Bible is. It is a "hypaethral book, " such as Thoreau talked about - a book open to the sky. It is best read and understood outdoors, and the farther outdoors the better. Or that has been my experience of it. Passages that within walls seem improbable or incredible, outdoors seem merely natural. This is because outdoors we are confronted everywhere with wonders; we see that the miraculous is not extraordinary but the common mode of existence. It is our daily bread. . Wendell Berry
Nowhere in the Bible, however, do we find God distinguishing...
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Nowhere in the Bible, however, do we find God distinguishing between levels of sin. God doesn't share our rating system. To him, all sin is equally evil, and all sinners are equally lovable. Judah Smith
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I think the greatest weakness in the church today is that almost no one believes that God invests His power in the Bible. Everyone is looking for power in a program, in a methodology, in a technique, in anything and everything but that in which God has placed it– His Word. He alone has the power to change lives for eternity, and that power is focused on the Scriptures. R.C. Sproul
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In regards to this great Book [the Bible], I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are found portrayed in it. Abraham Lincoln
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You know, we can quote the written Word all day to our friends, but nothing will touch them like our own hunger and love for the Word himself. It is not dutiful love that attracts but love freely lavished from a heart familiar with the gardens of heaven. Amy Layne Litzelman
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All I know is that the closer I get to God, the deeper I get into the Bible, and the heavier the burden seems on my shoulders. Tim LaHaye
The primary purpose of reading the Bible is not to...
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The primary purpose of reading the Bible is not to know the Bible but to know God. James Merritt
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I have to ask myself how I can possibly expect to know Jesus as he would want to be known if my life remains unscathed by trouble and grief. How can I hope to grasp anything of God's heart for this broken planet if I never weep because its brokenness touches me and breaks my heart? How can I reflect his image if I never share in his sufferings? And how will any of us ever learn to treasure his hesed and grace if we never experience phases where these blessings seem absent? . Carolyn Custis James
In me is working a power stronger than every other...
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In me is working a power stronger than every other power. The life that is in me is a thousand times bigger than I am outside. Smith Wigglesworth
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The Shield was another of the Fear's names. According to Laughter, it means he shields the seed of Abraham the way a man starting a fire shields the flame. When Sarah was about to die childless, the Fear gave her a son. When Abraham was about to slaughter the son, the Fear gave him the ram. He is always shielding us like a guttering wick, Laughter said, because the fire he is trying to start with us is a fire that the whole world will live to warm its hands at. It is a fire in the dark that will light the whole world home. Frederick Buechner
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Call it the Human Mission-to be all and do all God sent us here to do. And notice-the mission to be fruitful and conquer and hold sway is given both to Adam and to Eve. 'And God said to them..' Eve is standing right there when God gives the world over to us. She has a vital role to play; she is a partner in this great adventure. All that human beings were intended to do here on earth-all the creativity and exploration, all the battle and rescue and nurture-we were intended to do together. In fact, not only is Eve needed, but she is desperately needed. When God creates Eve, he calls her an ezer kenegdo. 'It is not good for the man to be alone, I shall make him [an ezer kenegdo]' (Gen. 2:18 Alter). Hebrew scholar Robert Alter, who has spent years translating the book of Genesis, says that this phrase is 'notoriously difficult to translate.' The various attempts we have in English are "helper" or "companion" or the notorious "help meet." Why are these translations so incredibly wimpy, boring, flat..disappointing? What is a help meet, anyway? What little girl dances through the house singing "One day I shall be a help meet?" Companion? A dog can be a companion. Helper? Sounds like Hamburger Helper. Alter is getting close when he translates it "sustainer beside him" The word ezer is used only twenty other places in the entire Old Testament. And in every other instance the person being described is God himself, when you need him to come through for you desperately. . Stasi Eldredge
I choose to believe God had a more direct involvement...
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I choose to believe God had a more direct involvement in the creation of my heart and consciousness than in the creation of any book, no matter how thick or old it may be. P.S. Baber
When you cultivate a godly thought life your soul will...
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When you cultivate a godly thought life your soul will shine and you will exhibit the presence of the Lord in you. Elizabeth George
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Choose to view life through God's eyes. This will not be easy because it doesn't come naturally to us. We cannot do this on our own. We have to allow God to elevate our vantage point. Start by reading His Word, the Bible...Pray and ask God to transform your thinking. Let Him do what you cannot. Ask Him to give you an eternal, divine perspective. Charles R. Swindoll
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The wise men posit questions to which they may not always find immediate answers, but through their reflections God stimulates man in his search for truth - which in the last analysis is a search for God himself. University Of Navarra
First and foremost, God is the true hero of the...
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First and foremost, God is the true hero of the story. No matter how captivating the other characters may be, our top priority is to discover what the Bible reveals about God. Carolyn Custis James
...a deep and even paranoid suspicion continues to disparage higher...
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...a deep and even paranoid suspicion continues to disparage higher criticism of the Bible, as if someone could publish a paper that would unravel God. (p. 151) Robin R. Meyers
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The Holy Scripture is a holy instruction of God. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The truth speaks for itself. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”– Charles Baudelaire “The second greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he is the good guy”– Ken Ammi Charles Baudelaire
The mystery of the gospel is inexpressible.
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The mystery of the gospel is inexpressible. Lailah Gifty Akita
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But Jesus could see inside people. And inside, in their hearts, Jesus saw that they did not love God or other people. They were running away from God, and they thought they didn't need a rescuer. They thought they were good enough because they kept the rules. But sin had stopped their hearts from working properly. And their hearts were hard and cold. "This woman knows she's a sinner, " Jesus told them. "She knows she'll never be good enough. She knows she needs me to rescue her. That's why she loves me so much. You look down on this woman because you don't look up to God. She is sinful on the outside-but you are sinful on the inside. Sally LloydJones
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Remembering this: weak faith is still faith. Little faith is still faith Pr. Paddick Van Zyl Unknown
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If we see some admirable work of human art, we are at once eager to investigate the nature, the manner, the end of its production; and the contemplation of the works of God stirs us with an incomparably greater longing to learn the principles, the method, the purpose of creation. This desire, this passion, has without doubt been implanted in us by God. And as the eye seeks light, as our body craves food, so our mind is impressed with the . natural desire to know the truth of God and the causes of what we observe." --Origen(185-254) . Bruce L. Shelley
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The soul, in its loneliness, hopes only for "salvation." And yet what is the burden of the Bible if not a sense of the mutuality of influence, rising out of an essential unity, among soul and body and community and world? These are all the works of God, and it is therefore the work of virtue to make or restore harmony among them. The world is certainly thought of as a place of spiritual trial, but it is also the confluence of soul and body, word and flesh, where thoughts must become deeds, where goodness must be enacted. This is the great meeting place, the narrow passage where spirit and flesh, word and world, pass into each other. The Bible's aim, as I read it, is not the freeing of the spirit from the world. It is the handbook of their interaction. It says that they cannot be divided; that their mutuality, their unity, is inescapable; that they are not reconciled in division, but in harmony. What else can be meant by the resurrection of the body? The body should be "filled with light, " perfected in understanding. And so everywhere there is the sense of consequence, fear and desire, grief and joy. What is desirable is repeatedly defined in the tensions of the sense of consequence. Wendell Berry
Confidence that one's impressions are God-given is no guarantee that...
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Confidence that one's impressions are God-given is no guarantee that this is really so, even when they persist and grow stronger through long seasons of prayer. Bible-based wisdom must judge them. J.I. Packer
Take all that you can of this book upon reason,...
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Take all that you can of this book upon reason, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a happier man. (When a skeptic expressed surprise to see him reading a Bible) Abraham Lincoln
Grace will follow us even when we are going the...
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Grace will follow us even when we are going the wrong way Ricky Maye
The message of Christmas is a message of hope when...
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The message of Christmas is a message of hope when all other such messages created by men can do nothing more than be hopeful. Craig D. Lounsbrough
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.k. Rowling
If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is...
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If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. Anonymous
Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous....
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Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Nicholas Sparks
Matthew 10:34“Do not suppose that I have come to bring...
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Matthew 10:34“Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. Anonymous
Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but...
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Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but to find that done to them which they did to others. Matthew Henry
To reject the Word of God is to forsake the...
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To reject the Word of God is to forsake the holy grace. Lailah Gifty Akita
The overarching narrative of the Bible is that of humanity...
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The overarching narrative of the Bible is that of humanity searching for home. Diana Butler Bass
Life did come with a manual.
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Life did come with a manual. Joyce Rachelle
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Jesus flips the tables. A poor man spends day and night praying in front of a golden statue. He begs that his family be freed of poverty. The priest says to him to pay his tithe on the way out. Jesus flips the tables. A poor man goes to a place he calls home. He invites his neighbours, friends and family. He opens the good book and prays direct to God.Jesus flips the tables. David Holdsworth
God promised to bless the works of our hands. If...
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God promised to bless the works of our hands. If you do not work, what is God going to bless you for? Israelmore Ayivor
Faith works by the knowledge of the Word.
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Faith works by the knowledge of the Word. Andrew Wommack
When I think of all the harm [the Bible] has...
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When I think of all the harm [the Bible] has done, I despair of ever writing anything to equal it. Oscar Wilde
Why don't you read the Good News of God.
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Why don't you read the Good News of God. Lailah Gifty Akita
I have a problem with people who take the Constitution...
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I have a problem with people who take the Constitution loosely and the Bible literally. Bill Maher
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To be fair, much of the Bible is not systematically evil but just plain weird, as you would expect of a chaotically cobbled-together anthology of disjointed documents, composed, revised, translated, distorted and 'improved' by hundreds of anonymous authors, editors and copyists, unknown to us and mostly unknown to each other, spanning nine centuries Richard Dawkins
Out of 100 men, one will read the Bible, the...
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Out of 100 men, one will read the Bible, the other 99 will read the Christian. Dwight L. Moody
If God is for us, who can be against us?
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If God is for us, who can be against us? Anonymous
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‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎The mind of God is greater than all the minds of men, so let all men leave the gospel just as God has delivered it unto us. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
In the bible it says you have to forgive seventy...
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In the bible it says you have to forgive seventy times seven. I want you all to know, I'm keeping a chart. Hillary Rodham Clinton
For the wages of sin is Death, but the gift...
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For the wages of sin is Death, but the gift of God is everlasting Life in Christ Jesus or LORD. Anonymous
The Bible looks like it started out as a game...
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The Bible looks like it started out as a game of mad libs. Bill Maher
Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in...
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Finaly, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. -Ephesians 6:10-11 Anonymous
Be courageous and He shall strengthen your heart, all of...
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Be courageous and He shall strengthen your heart, all of you who hope in the Lord. Anonymous
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You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help? Dan Barker
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Juanita believes that nothing is provably true or provably false in the Bible. Because if it's provably false, then the Bible is a lie, and if it's provably true, then the existence of God is proven and there's no room for faith. Neal Stephenson
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You must not suppose that I would like you to profess religion without possessing it. A hypocrite is in my opinion one of the most detestable of beings. my opinion is, that every one should honestly and carefully investigate the Bible; and if he can believe it to be the word of God, to follow its teachings." - Brevet Major Thomas J. Jackson (1 March 1851) Unknown
The bible when taken metaphorically, provides us the truth about...
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The bible when taken metaphorically, provides us the truth about god; but when taken literally, the bible provides as the truth about man. Joey Lawsin
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Theologians and other clerks, You won't understand this book, -- However bright your wits -- If you do not meet it humbly, And in this way, Love and Faith Make you surmount Reason, for They are the protectors of Reason's house. Marguerite Porete
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You can see the same immorality or amorality in the Christian view of guilt and punishment. There are only two texts, both of them extreme and mutually contradictory. The Old Testament injunction is the one to exact an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth (it occurs in a passage of perfectly demented detail about the exact rules governing mutual ox-goring; you should look it up in its context (Exodus 21). The second is from the Gospels and says that only those without sin should cast the first stone. The first is a moral basis for capital punishment and other barbarities; the second is so relativistic and "nonjudgmental" that it would not allow the prosecution of Charles Manson. Our few notions of justice have had to evolve despite these absurd codes of ultra vindictiveness and ultracompassion. Christopher Hitchens
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[P]eople need to use their intelligence to evaluate what they find to be true and untrue in the Bible. This is how we need to live life generally. Everything we hear and see we need to evaluate–whether the inspiring writings of the Bible or the inspiring writings of Shakespeare, Dostoevsky, or George Eliot, of Ghandi, Desmond Tutu, or the Dalai Lama. Bart D. Ehrman