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Saturday, February 19, 2022

Saying too much or too little, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify if possible.)

“Preachers may be guilty of saying too much or too little. The Word is the basis but also the limit of the sermon.” -- Collin Hansen

“The Bible is not a commodity; the Bible is the word of God.” -- Peter Van Kleeck, Jr.

“If we do not know what the Bible is, we cannot know what the Bible says.” -- Jeff Riddle

“...bright young people are pushed into the PhD through a process of intense education, devoid of life experience; the product is contaminated with large numbers of educated fools, who have no practical wisdom.” -- Herb Swanson

“The Bible cannot be what it says it is if God did not providentially preserve it for us.” -- Peter Van Kleeck, Sr.

“Believers’ church theology is not primarily an academic discipline, but rather an aspect of discipleship.” -- Based on comments by Malcolm Yarnell in The Formation of Christian Doctrine

“It is better to explain a single verse from a Psalm in the vernacular of the people, but to sing five whole Psalms in a foreign language that the people do not understand.” -- Balthasar Hübmaier

“All doctrines that are not based on God Himself are useless, forbidden, and should be uprooted.” -- Balthasar Hübmaier

“God’s glory shines in the ashes of his martyrs.” -- Thomas Watson

“Men murmur at God’s providences, because they distrust His promises.” -- Thomas Watson

“We must not stop living, even in a world where so much has, can, and will go wrong.” -- Greg Morse

“I dread government in the name of science. That is how tyrannies come in.” -- C. S. Lewis

“Light may seem at times to be an impertinent intruder, but it is always beneficial in the end.” -- J. Gresham Machen

“Should we judge the word by scholars or scholars by the word?”

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