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  • D. A. Carson Quote - We treat the Bible, not as if it’s a magic book that has to be handled like a piece of abracadabra, make sure it’s dusted, never put it on the floor, and things like that.
  • D. A. Carson Quote - We treat the Bible, not as if it’s a magic book that has to be handled like a piece of abracadabra, make sure it’s dusted, never put it on the floor, and things like that.
  • D. A. Carson Quote - We treat the Bible, not as if it’s a magic book that has to be handled like a piece of abracadabra, make sure it’s dusted, never put it on the floor, and things like that.
  • D. A. Carson Quote - We treat the Bible, not as if it’s a magic book that has to be handled like a piece of abracadabra, make sure it’s dusted, never put it on the floor, and things like that.
  • D. A. Carson Quote - We treat the Bible, not as if it’s a magic book that has to be handled like a piece of abracadabra, make sure it’s dusted, never put it on the floor, and things like that.
  • D. A. Carson Quote - We treat the Bible, not as if it’s a magic book that has to be handled like a piece of abracadabra, make sure it’s dusted, never put it on the floor, and things like that.
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We treat the Bible, not as if it’s a magic book that has to be handled like a piece of abracadabra, make sure it’s dusted, never put it on the floor, and things like that.

D. A. Carson

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - God’s wrath is not an implacable, blind rage. However emotional it may be, it is an entirely reasonable and willed response to offenses against his holiness. But his love . . . wells up amidst his perfections and is not generated by the loveliness of the loved.

    God’s wrath is not an implacable, blind rage. However emotional it may be, it is an entirely reasonable and willed response to offenses against his holiness. But his love . . . wells up amidst his perfections and is not generated by the loveliness of the loved.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - The Christian’s whole desire, at its best and highest, is that Jesus Christ be praised. It is always a wretched bastardization of our goals when we want to win glory for ourselves instead of for him.

    The Christian’s whole desire, at its best and highest, is that Jesus Christ be praised. It is always a wretched bastardization of our goals when we want to win glory for ourselves instead of for him.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - There may be some, but not everybody. But there are many, many, many different Christian, theological, pastoral, specialisms that are covered by one section or another of the book and this will become, therefore, a resource volume for many people.

    There may be some, but not everybody. But there are many, many, many different Christian, theological, pastoral, specialisms that are covered by one section or another of the book and this will become, therefore, a resource volume for many people.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - A text without a context is a pretext for a proof text. Download This Image

    A text without a context is a pretext for a proof text.

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - Make a mistake in the interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s plays, falsely scan a piece of Spenserian verse, and there is unlikely to be an entailment of eternal consequence; but we cannot lightly accept a similar laxity in the interpretation of Scripture.

    Make a mistake in the interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s plays, falsely scan a piece of Spenserian verse, and there is unlikely to be an entailment of eternal consequence; but we cannot lightly accept a similar laxity in the interpretation of Scripture.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - A prayerless person is a disaster waiting to happen.

    A prayerless person is a disaster waiting to happen.

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - God 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.

    God 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.

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - If 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.

    If 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. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - When 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.

    When 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.

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - It’s just that the group has accepted that document as authoritative for their group. And some documents are truthful and reliable but they are ignored, so they have no authority for that particular group. Download This Image

    It’s just that the group has accepted that document as authoritative for their group. And some documents are truthful and reliable but they are ignored, so they have no authority for that particular group.

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - A weak understanding of what the Bible says about sin is tied to a weak understanding of what the Bible says is achieved by the cross.

    A weak understanding of what the Bible says about sin is tied to a weak understanding of what the Bible says is achieved by the cross.

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  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - As long as young people are asking, ‘Can I get away with this?’ or ‘Can I get away with that?’ I wonder if they’re regenerate. If they’re asking, instead, ‘How can I grow in holiness?’ then I suspect they’ve begun to understand. Download This Image

    As long as young people are asking, ‘Can I get away with this?’ or ‘Can I get away with that?’ I wonder if they’re regenerate. If they’re asking, instead, ‘How can I grow in holiness?’ then I suspect they’ve begun to understand.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - So there are all kinds of things that grammarian purists would argue are awkward forms of speech and sometimes they are intentional for rhetorical effect and sometimes it’s the way people chose to write at the time. Inerrancy isn’t interested in any of those kinds of things.

    So there are all kinds of things that grammarian purists would argue are awkward forms of speech and sometimes they are intentional for rhetorical effect and sometimes it’s the way people chose to write at the time. Inerrancy isn’t interested in any of those kinds of things.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - Effective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings.

    Effective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - Christians come together because they have all been loved by Jesus himself. They are a band of natural enemies who love one another for Jesus’ sake.

    Christians come together because they have all been loved by Jesus himself. They are a band of natural enemies who love one another for Jesus’ sake.

    D. A. CARSON
  • Share on Facebook Tweet this! Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Share on Telegram D. A. Carson Quote - In 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.

    In 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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