The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine – but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.
JOSEPH JOUBERT
JOSEPH JOUBERT
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Joseph Joubert44 quotes“The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine – but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.”
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Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert God is the place where I do not remember the rest.
Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
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Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract terms are the shadows they create to hide a vacuum.
Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.
Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert Space is the stature of God.
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I’m all for getting together with men and women in small groups around Scripture and letting it just wash over us, but for me, I’ve been meeting with the same ten guys for like 15 years now, but we don’t have a Bible study every Friday, we have a Bible doing.
Bob GoffBob Goff Words have power. Words created this universe… Everything started with the Word. The Bible says, In the beginning was the word. In the same way, your words have creative power.
Bo SanchezBo Sanchez In my office in Jerusalem, there’s an ancient seal. It’s a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible.
Benjamin NetanyahuBenjamin Netanyahu It helps certain church leaders identify the fact that they have the spiritual gift of leadership that the Bible talks about in Romans 12:8.
Bill HybelsBill Hybels Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
Benjamin RushBenjamin Rush My brother, if it’s not in the Bible, He’s not in it!! If it’s not in the Word of God, He is not in it.
Benny HinnBenny Hinn American culture has always known success, not suffering, so we’ve never known what to do with this part of the Bible.
Bill VaughanBill Vaughan Well we looked at all the people in the Bible and we added ’em up all the way back to Adam and Eve, their ages: 12,000 years.
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