#bible

The real architect of a life is the hard and almost impossible circumstances one faces. ↗

— John Paul Warren

#church #inspirational #leadership #motivational #pastors

We shouldn't go to the Bible to back up what we believe. We should look to the Bible to determine what we believe. ↗

— Jayce O'Neal

#christianity #leadership #leadership

Life of any real value or substance is not formed during good times merely enjoyed. ↗

— John Paul Warren

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I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. ↗

— Anonymous

#darkness #gospel #jesus #light #life

We do not find happiness by being assertive. We don't find happiness by running over people because we see what we want and they are in the way of that happiness so we either abandon them or we smash them. The Scriptures don't teach us to be assertive. The Scriptures teach us—and this is remarkable—the Scriptures teach us to be submissive. This is not a popular idea. ↗

— Rich Mullins

#life #scripture #life

Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. ↗

— Anonymous

#scripture #life

See, Brutus, for me, it’s not good enough to just guess as to whether there’s a heaven or how to get there. I’m not going to take Julian’s word for it, or Aaron’s word for it, or anyone else’s word for it. I’m going to find out for myself whether I believe there’s a heaven or not, and then I’m going to spend the rest of my life doing everything I possibly can to get there. We don’t get that long on earth, and heaven is forever, so if there’s anything I can do, anything at all, even if it takes my entire life, then it’s worth it,” Elena said. ↗

— Brad Francis

#faith #god #heaven #salvation #faith

It's so much more than a child's story. - Matt Chandler on LIFE Today. ↗

— Matt Chandler

#bible-stories #christian #christianity #god #jesus

The Bible is still the only dirty book I've ever read, at least in its current incarnation as a weapon of the homophobes. Bible scholarship keeps trying to catch up, proving that all the hatred of gay is just stupid translation, though the snake-oil preachers don't want to hear it. ↗

— Paul Monette

#glbt #hate #homophobia #life

I studied every page of this book, and I didn't find enough love to fill a salt shaker. God is not love in the Bible; God is vengeance, from Alpha to Omega. ↗

— Ruth Hurmence Green

#bible #christianity #religion #love