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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Man shall turn again into dust, 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.)

“‘Man shall turn again into dust,’ is the fiat of Jehovah.” -- from an old newspaper obituary

“One thing that modern version and critical text supporters are certain about? You can’t be certain about the text of the New Testament. They’re certain of that.” -- Kent Brandenburg

“Biblical Christianity is unpopular and popular Christianity is unbiblical.” -- Charlie Kennon

“The golden age of a country may be a ‘dark age’ in the estimate of a saint.” -- W. L. Watkinson, commenting on Psalm 12

“We cannot help it if the truth offends people, but we must always make sure that it is the truth that is offending them and not us.” -- Attributed to D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“We live in a time when intelligent people are silenced so that stupid people won’t be offended.” -- Unknown

“The Bible is God’s history of heaven and earth,—the only authentic history of them in existence.” -- Horatius Bonar

“Thank God my salvation does not depend on my frail hold on him, but his mighty grasp on me.” -- Attributed to D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

“I don’t cross my fingers and hope; I fold my hands and pray.” -- Unknown

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

“Most modern Christians have formed their theology by people they’ve heard instead of by Scripture they’ve studied. Open your Bible.” -- attributed to Dale Partridge [Note: Partridge has been accused of often using the quotes of others as his own]

“Tolerance is the last virtue of a depraved society.” -- D. James Kennedy

“Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,
“Live till to-morrow, will have pass’d away.” -- the moral of “The Needless Alarm, A Tale;” a poem by William Cowper

2 comments:

Alex A. Hanna said...

good list, some gems in there. thanks.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Alex. Good to hear from you!