Quotes by Theologians

The world does not have time to be with the poor, to learn with the poor, to listen to the poor. To listen to the poor is an exercise of great discipline, but such listening surely is what is required if charity is not to become a hatred of the poor for being poor. Stanley Hauerwas

Time Great Charity World Discipline Listening Hatred Become Learn Exercise Surely Does Listen Being Poor Required

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most. Theodore Parker

You Think Books Those Most Make Which Help

Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason. Thomas Aquinas

Men Sense Live Seem Rather Most According Than Reason

Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice. Thomas Aquinas

Friendship Justice Science Better Moral Occupied Than Treating

Do not bury our glorious orthodoxy in the treacherous pit of a spurious conservatism. Abraham Kuyper

Glorious Conservatism Our Pit Bury Treacherous Orthodoxy

The seminaries must be like the churches' poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity. Abraham Kuyper

Relations Churches Must Like Existence Austerity Poor

Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect. Adam Clarke

Happiness Nature Result Value Purchased Only Perfect Price Divine Merit Than Infinite Infinitely Infinity Any Cannot Which Less Now

The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts; all its commands, exhortations, and promises having the most direct tendency to make men wise, holy, and happy in themselves, and useful to one another. Adam Clarke

However, all gifts seem now to be absorbed in one and a man must be either a Preacher or nothing. Adam Clarke

Man Nothing Gifts Must Seem Absorb However Preacher Either Now

Matthew being a constant attendant on our Lord, his history is an account of what he saw and heard; and, being influenced by the Holy Spirit, his history is entitled to the utmost degree of credibility. Adam Clarke

But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is, human nature, that in the nature which sinned he might make the expiation required. Adam Clarke

Nature Christ Human Nature Took Seed Angels Abraham He Redeemer Make Him Sinned Human Which Might Required

He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory. Adam Clarke

Death State Cleansed He Sin Glory Fit Dies Sanctified Who

The words contained in it were inspired by the Holy Spirit into the minds of faithful men, called Prophets and Seers in the Old Testament; and Evangelists and Apostles in the New. Adam Clarke

Words Old Men Faithful Minds Spirit Prophets Inspired Contained New Testament Were Holy Holy Spirit Apostles Old Testament Evangelist

Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures. Adam Clarke

Duty Consider Read Interest Scriptures Holy Holy Scriptures Your Deeply

My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is. Arthur Hertzberg

Success Remember Whatever Jews Classical Purpose Look Tradition Up American Story Which Them Themselves Success Story Away

I think anti-Semitism is the meal ticket of the organizations that fight it. Arthur Hertzberg

Fight Anti-Semitism Meal Think Ticket Organizations

I write to tell my grandchildren where they come from, and what their grandparents were up to, and I hope they will in their own way continue. I invite anyone else to listen in. Arthur Hertzberg

Hope Will Own Else Way Tell Write Invite Come Were Continue Up Listen Where Anyone Anyone Else Grandchildren Grandparents