Study Bibles tend to circulate widely, so they play a disproportionate role in helping Christians and others understand holy Scripture.
D. A. CARSONStudy Bibles tend to circulate widely, so they play a disproportionate role in helping Christians and others understand holy Scripture.
D. A. CARSONOften a Study Bible will also include some brief articles, photographs of geographical and archaeological sites, fairly extensive maps, and charts that summarize a lot of information.
D. A. CARSONWe are told that God hates the sinner, His wrath is on the liar, and so forth. In the Bible, the wrath of God rests both on the sin (Romans 1:18ff) and on the sinner (John 3:36).
D. A. CARSONA little courage helps more than much knowledge, a little human sympathy more than much courage, and the least tincture of the love of God more than all.
D. A. CARSONIf you want to see what judgment looks like, go to the cross. If you want to see what love looks like, go to the cross.
D. A. CARSONWhen you are converted, you want to do what you didn’t want to do before, and you don’t want to do what you wanted to do before.
D. A. CARSONGod in his infinite wisdom chose to give us his Word in the 66 canonical books, with all of their variations in theme, emphasis, vocabulary, literary form, and distinctive contributions across time.
D. A. CARSONThe more we get to know God, the more we want to know him better.
D. A. CARSONMy response to that is: there is no theological word that does not have to be similarly footnoted and constrained: justification, spirit, sanctification etc.
D. A. CARSONWhen we suffer, there will sometimes be mystery… Will there also be faith?
D. A. CARSONLove the church because Jesus loves it.
D. A. CARSONWe are lost when human opinion means more to us than God’s.
D. A. CARSONEffective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings.
D. A. CARSONGod is absolutely sovereign, but his sovereignty never mitigates human responsibility.
D. A. CARSONIf the text is God’s Word, it is appropriate that we respond with reverence, a certain fear, a holy joy, a questing obedience.
D. A. CARSONIn every generation there are voices that question the authority of Scripture. So in one sense this is merely part of the continuing stream. But there’s a sense in which the questions that are raised against Scripture vary a wee bit from generation to generation.
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