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Had the doctrines of Jesus been preached always as pure as they came from his lips, the whole civilized world would now have been Christians.
I know now, Lord, why you utter no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face questions die away. What other answer would suffice?
When your back is against the wall, and you feel like you're losing faith and hope because so many things are coming at you at once, hold on.
If, then, knowledge be power, how much more power to we gain through the agency of faith, and what elevation must it give to human character.
Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that's where an interesting conversation begins.
I know of no society in human history that ever suffered because its people became too desirous of evidence in support of their core beliefs.
The family is the great catechism God has given the world. The work of our lifetime is to learn how to read it and then study it prayerfully.
I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.
There should be as much difference between the worldling and the Christian, as between hell and heaven, between destruction and eternal life.
It is the faith and perseverance and single-mindedness with which Hitler has perfected his weapons of destruction that commands my admiration.
Nothing seems tiresome or painful when you are working for a Master who pays well; who rewards even a cup of cold water given for love of Him.
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.
The belief that becomes truth for me... is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action.
The crowning evidence that he lives is not a vacant grave, but a spirit-filled fellowship. Not a rolled-away stone, but a carried-away church.
Where is God? Where can I find him?" we ask. We don't realize that's like a fish swimming frantically through the ocean in search OF the ocean
And if the Son has set us free Then we must be, free indeed Let the chains fall away, starting today. Everything has changed I'm finally free.
In the shadow of death he produces life, and though the senses are terrified, faith taking all for the best, is full of courage and assurance.
It's never appropriate for a judge to impose that judge's personal convictions - whether they derive from faith or anywhere else - on the law.
Let none henceforth seek needless cause to approve The faith they owe; when earnestly they seek Such proof, conclude, they then begin to fail.
With faith and obedience practiced long enough, the Holy Ghost becomes a constant companion, our natures change, and endurance becomes certain.
With Faith No More, even though we're a bunch of old men, what I remember about our best shows is some sort of confrontation with the audience.
Where there's a storm, from one moment to the next, God can bring calm. That's why I have faith. I confide in him and give myself to his hands.
Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simple things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results.
Some cry: 'Love me!!' Others: 'Don't love me!!' But a certain genus, the worst and most unhappy, cries: 'Don't love me and be faithful to me!!'
Allah manages everything in the heavens and earth—the sun, the moon, the stars—with perfection, and yet we don’t trust Him to manage our lives!
Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.
Good works are the seals and proofs of faith; for even as a letter must have a seal to strengthen the same, even so faith must have good works.
Rarely is any good done without difficulty; the devil is too subtle and the world too corrupt not to attempt to nip such a good work in the bud
Our first experience of God is so important, we either experience Him as the police guard that wants to punish or as Creative Love that awaits.
I've always believed that success for anyone is all about drive, dedication, and desire, but for me, it's also been about confidence and faith.
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.
What we know and believe is just a program; it is nothing but words, opinions, and ideas we learn from others and from our own life experience.
Christians remind me of schoolboys who want to look up the answers to their math problems in the back of the book rather than work them through.
The problem is that people think faith is something to be admired. In fact, faith means you believe in something for which you have no evidence.
Through primrose tufts, in that sweet bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.
If we judged by realities we should give honor not to the rich for the fine clothes they wear but to the poor who are the makers of such things.
Well "I do" are the two most famous last words. The beginning of the end. But to lose your life for another I've heard is a good place to begin.
Once people stop believing in God, the problem is not that they will believe in nothing; rather, the problem is that they will believe anything.
I always see the glass half full. I see the beauty in others, and I see the hope for tomorrow. If we don't have hope and faith, we have nothing.
Christ assigns as a duty to every man the dignity of every woman: and simultaneously... He also assigns to every woman the dignity of every man.
Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.
With Christians, a poetical view of things is a duty. We are bid to color all things with hues of faith, to see a divine meaning in every event.
All faith is false, all faith is true. Truth is the shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.
We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.
I know when you do things systematically, non-stop, and repetition, that's how you make things happen in your life. It's the same thing in faith.
When you feel the assaults of passion and anger, then is the time to be silent as Jesus was silent in the midst of His ignominies and sufferings.
Be humble and you will never be disturbed. It is very difficult in practice because we all want to see the result of our work. Leave it to Jesus.
Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.
The greatest thing is a life of obedience in the routine things of everyday life. No amount of fine feeling can take the place of faithful doing.
Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives.