The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.
JOHN KNOX
JOHN KNOX
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A man with God is always in the majority.
John KnoxJohn Knox How good we are as preachers depends – not altogether, but (make no mistake!) primarily – on how good we are as men.
John KnoxJohn Knox Let no day slip over without some comfort received from the mouth of God.
John KnoxJohn Knox Prayer is an earnest and familiar talking with God.
John KnoxJohn Knox Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.
John KnoxJohn Knox Here lies one who neither flattered nor feared any flesh.
John KnoxJohn Knox When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.
John KnoxJohn Knox You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
John KnoxJohn Knox But hereof be assured, that all is not lawful nor just that is statute by civil laws; neither yet is everything sin before God, which ungodly persons allege to be treason.
John KnoxJohn Knox Lord, give me Scotland or I die!
John KnoxJohn Knox I cannot praise the common superfluity which women now use in their apparel.
John KnoxJohn Knox O Lord Eternal, move and govern my tongue to speak the truth.
John KnoxJohn Knox Ye be proud contemners of the free grace of God offered to man in Christ Jesus. For with the Pelagians and Papists ye are become teachers of free will, and defenders of your own righteousness.
John KnoxJohn Knox Those who have arrived at any very eminent degree of excellence in the practice of an art or profession have commonly been actuated by a species of enthusiasm in their pursuit of it. They have kept one object in view amidst all the vicissitudes of time and torture.
John KnoxJohn Knox No one else holds or has held the place in the heart of the world which Jesus holds. Other gods have been as devoutly worshipped; no other man has been so devoutly loved.
John KnoxJohn Knox Study to practice in life that which the Lord commands, and then be you assured that you shall never hear nor read the same without fruit.
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Young people, some of whom are not born into the faith, are being fired up by preachers using basic Islamic scripture and mobilized to wage jihad by radical imams who represent themselves as legitimate Muslim clergymen.
Ayaan Hirsi AliAyaan Hirsi Ali Nobody goes to a movie and watches the script. There is a lot of other stuff going on.
Ben AffleckBen Affleck What are people searching for in life? God. In the christian scriptures, it says ‘Be still and know you are God.’ What is this? You are peace, compassion, truth, Love, freedom. Real love.
Ajahn BrahmAjahn Brahm Suttas are not meant to be ‘sacred scriptures’ that tell us what to believe.
Ajahn SumedhoAjahn Sumedho The unity of the Bible is one of the wonderful proofs of the inspiration of God’s Word- that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God.
Adrian RogersAdrian Rogers Loud speech, profusion of words, and possessing skillfulness in expounding scriptures are merely for the enjoyment of the learned. They do not lead to liberation.
Adi ShankaraAdi Shankara From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-gita all the goals of human existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad-gita is the manifest quintessence of all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures.
Adi ShankaraAdi Shankara Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
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