Quotes by Theologians

In such a therapeutic, pragmatic, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps society as ours, the message of God having to do all the work in saving us comes as an offensive shot at our egos. Michael Horton
Work God Society Saving Our Ours Having Message Pragmatic Offensive Egos Us Shot Therapeutic
Long before genetics became a flourishing field, Christians have spoken about sin as an inherited condition. Michael Horton
Long Before Field About Spoken Sin Genetics Became Condition Inherited Flourishing Christians
The gospel frees us to confess our sins without fear of condemnation. Michael Horton
Fear Our Gospel Without Condemnation Sins Confess Us
Once we truly grasp the message of the 'New Testament', it is impossible to read the 'Old Testament' again without seeing Christ on every page, in every story, foreshadowed or anticipated in every event and narrative. Michael Horton
Impossible Old Christ Every Once Seeing New Message Read Without Narrative Testament Truly Foreshadowed Anticipated New Testament Story Again Page Old Testament Grasp Event
Evangelicalism as a movement is rushing headlong toward theological ambiguity, which is another way of saying apostasy. Michael Horton
Saying Way Rushing Toward Headlong Another Another Way Ambiguity Movement Which Theological
For Christians, faith is a precious good, the most valuable personal and social resource. When it is left untapped, the common good suffers - not just the particular interests of Christians. Miroslav Volf
Faith Good Valuable Resource Particular Untapped Most Left Precious Personal Just Common Common Good Social Interests Suffers Christians
Honoring everyone contains the promise of possibility. Miroslav Volf
Everyone Honoring Possibility Promise Contains
I do believe that Muslims and Christians and Jews pray to the same God. And yet they understand who God is in significantly different ways. Miroslav Volf
God Believe Jews Ways Muslims Understand Pray Same Different Who Different Ways Christians
Faith idles when character shrivels. Miroslav Volf
Faith Character
Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the Christian understanding of the Trinity. Miroslav Volf
Understanding Christian Jews Response Muslims Some Trinity Both Misunderstand Accuse Being Groups Believing Fundamentally Christians
For any victim, particularly us Americans, it is difficult to see ourselves through the eyes of our offender. But for any victim it is the most salutary thing to do. Miroslav Volf
Eyes Victim Difficult Our Ourselves See Through Most Particularly Offender Salutary American Any Us Thing
Christians believe that there will be a Judgment Day at the end. And it is my belief that on that day justice will be done and there will be a reconciliation between those who have profoundly injured one another takes place. Miroslav Volf
Day Justice Will Judgment Believe Those Reconciliation Takes Between Another End Done Place Who Belief Injured Profoundly Christians
I think evangelicals would do better if they concentrated less on bolstering the formal authority of the Scripture - which I certainly would want to affirm - and more on displaying how biblical texts can shape lives in salutary ways, how they are fruitful texts, how they are texts one can live according to. Miroslav Volf
Bible Better Live Think Ways Would More Shape Concentrated How According Affirm Texts Salutary Authority Want Formal Fruitful Which Scripture Certainly Less Evangelicals Displaying Lives
Pluralism is denied logically; inclusivism is denied scripturally, and that leaves us with exclusivism... you have to know that Jesus died and believe in it in order to be saved. Norman Geisler
You Believe Saved Logically Pluralism Know Leaves Denied Died Order Us Jesus
All views can't be true because all views are opposite; this is the logical aspect. For example, Islam says we are good in nature; Christianity says we are born in sin. Islam says God is a man; Christianity says He is more than a man, He is God. All truths can't be the same. Norman Geisler
God Good Nature Man Logical Be True Example Islam Christianity Says Born More He True Sin For Example Because Opposite Than Truths Same Aspect Views
Even Martin Luther and John Calvin believed that the Roman Catholic church, up to the Council of Trent, was basically orthodox - a true church with sound fundamental doctrines as well as significant error. Norman Geisler
Church Significant John Martin Martin Luther Council True Doctrines Well Catholic Catholic Church Sound Error Up Roman Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church Even Believed Fundamental Orthodox Basically Luther
The age of the Earth is a hotly debated issue among evangelicals. Old Earthers believe, like most scientists, that the universe is billions of years old. Young Earthers measure the age of the universe in terms of thousands of years. Norman Geisler
Age Old Young Believe Universe Earth Thousands Thousands Of Years Like Most Terms Scientists Issue Years Debated Measure Evangelicals Billions Among
I can't tell you how Aquinas has enriched and changed my life, my thought. He has helped me to be a better evangelical, a better servant of Christ, and to better defend the faith that was delivered, once for all, to the saints. Norman Geisler
Life Faith Me You Better Christ Thought My Life Changed Enriched Once Tell Delivered He How Saints Evangelical Helped Servant Defend
To him who, though by no means near the end, is yet advancing, He is the way; to him who has put off all that is dead He is the life. Origen
Life Way Though He Put Advancing Dead Him Off End Means Who Near
Then, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice. Origen
Justice Every Must Rectitude Sin Know Involved Limitations Undoubtedly Endowed Being Place Which Then Next Reason
When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the needed solidity. Origen
Strong Made Weather Calm Building Nothing Solidity Possible Fine Structure Takes House Hinder Built May Being Place Which Acquiring Needed
God is the King. In him exists all legal authority. Orson Pratt
God Legal King Him Exists Authority
The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me. Orson Pratt
Me Heart Will Concerning Greatest Lord His Manifest Desire
Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved. Orson Pratt
Alone Family Legal Power Saved Obedient Only Noah Were His Subjects Loyal
At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws, and his own government among the children of men. Orson Pratt
God Government Rights Men Own Thousand Thousand Years Laws Various His Years Times Authority Establish Children Asserted Among Four Last
An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects. Orson Pratt
Happiness Government Good Peace Must Promote Perfect Powerful Calculated Well-Being Permanent Permanent Peace His Subjects Established Being Order
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