Divine Inspiration: Discover the Power of Scripture Quotes

"The cry for peace will increase according to scripture."

"The novel is a perfect medium for revealing to us the changing rainbow of our living relationships. The novel can help us to live,as nothing else can: no didactic Scripture, anyhow. If the novelist keeps his thumb out of the pan. - D. H. Lawrence The Bible is not considered an accurate, absolute, authoritative, or authoritarian source but a book to be experienced and one experience can be as valid as any other can. Experience, dialogue, feelings, and conversations are equated with Scripture while certitude, authority, and doctrine are to be eschewed! No doctrines are to be absolute and truth or doctrine must be considered only with personal experiences, traditions, historical leaders, etc. The Bible is not an answer book. - Brian D. McLaren The fact that so little of the findings of modern science is prefigured in Scripture to my mind casts further doubt on it divine inspiration. - Carl Sagan Knowledge about God is of two kinds, direct and indirect. Indirectly we can read scriptures, listen to sermons, consult authorities, and from these sources build a reasonable case that God exists. But such a God transmits no love to Earth. Therefore nothing substitutes for gyana, which is direct knowledge of the divine. Instead of having thoughts about God, you share God's own thoughts. Her thoughts can only be about Herself. - Deepak Chopra I still live today with my mom sending me, you know, Hebrew Scriptures or phrases or celebrating. - Trevor Noah What is Scripture? The Hebrew word is torah. Torah means teaching, learning. - Elie Wiesel The Bible unites its interpreters as a shared focus of attention, but it does not demand consensus. On the contrary, it invites and prods us to make responsible choices, to take responsibility for the choices that we have made... It was always like that, and our holy scripture grows over the centuries, gets thicker and thicker, with more texts around, which need/have to be looked into, referred to, considered. - Zygmunt Bauman The reverence for the Scriptures is an element of civilization, for thus has the history of the world been preserved, and is preserved. - Ralph Waldo Emerson If there be some who, though ignorant of all mathematics . . . dare to reprove this work, because of some passage of Scripture, which they have miserably warped to their purpose, I regard them not, and even despise their rash judgement. - Nicolaus Copernicus"

Scripture quotes can serve as a brief guideline for life, offering profound wisdom and insight into human nature and our relationship with the divine. They encapsulate vast theological concepts and moral lessons within a few, often beautifully crafted, sentences. With each reading, you are encouraged to delve deeper, reflect and extract personal meanings. Different quotes may resonate with you at different stages in your life, reinforcing the timeless relevance of these ancient texts. Remember, the aim is not merely to read, but to understand, change and grow. So, don't rush. Take the time to engage in thoughtful reflection after each quote. You'll be surprised by the impact a single line of text can have on your life.

"God is so clear in spelling out His attributes in scripture in order that others would know what He is really like."

"The word unto the prophet spoken Was writ on tablets yet unbroken: The word by seers or sibyls told, In groves of oak or fanes of gold, Still floats upon the morning wind, Still whispers to the willing mind. - Ralph Waldo Emerson The first priority will consist in restoring a sense of the acceptance of life as a gift from God. According to both Sacred Scripture and the wisest traditions of your continent, the arrival of a child is always a gift, a blessing from God. Today it is high time to place greater emphasis on this: every human being, every tiny human person, however weak, is created 'in the image and likeness of God' (Gen 1:27) - Pope Benedict XVI The highest truth is daiji, translated as dai jiki in Chinese scriptures. This is the subject of the question the emperor asked Bodhidharma: 'What is the First Principle?' Bodhidharma said, 'I don't know.' 'I don't know' is the First Principle. - Shunryu Suzuki Truth is compared in Scripture to a streaming fountain; if her waters flow not in perpetual progression, they sicken into a muddy pool of conformity and tradition. - John Milton Toxic thoughts leave no room for truth to flourish. And in the absence of truth, lies reign. Spend some time soaking in your favorite verses from Scripture tonight. The more we read God's truths and let truth fill our minds, the less time we'll spend contemplating untruths and toxic thoughts. - Lysa TerKeurst When God picks out a man and speaks to him, it is to engage him in a work, an action. Nowhere in Scripture do we find indeterminate or purely mystical vocation. - Jacques Ellul The best way to get rid of the Devil, if you cannot kill it with the words of Holy Scripture, is to rail at and mock him. Music, too, is very good; music is hateful to him, and drives him far away. - Martin Luther I hope nobody is seriously suggesting that we get our morals from scripture because if we did we'd be stoning people for working on the Sabbath or switching on a light on the Sabbath. So the point is that you can find good bits of the Bible but you have to cherry-pick, you have reject the nasty bits and pick the nice bits. - Richard Dawkins We don’t go to Scripture for permission to do what we think is best, but for direction to do what He says is best. - David Platt"