Bible Quotes

I think that there are these two very different sides to my relation to the Bible: one, my professional life; the other, a more private concern, interest and fascination with the Bible.

[My father was ] Presbyterian [minister]. But I did not take the Bible seriously until I was forced to take Hebrew at McCormick Theological Seminary.

I don't think there is any other professional Bible scholar who is more respected and honored [like Frank Moore Cross].

As long as I'm giving a little hype, I can't resist saying that Elie [Wiesel] has also written a number of pieces for Bible Review, for which I serve as editor.

The Bible was written not to satisfy your curiosity but to help you conform to Christ's image.

..Advantage of the Bible is that it is profitable for training in righteous living.

I just think Texas and that whole Bible Belt section is so, like, corporate. And I don't agree with organized religion in that respect.

I have a really great relationship with God. I pray. I read the Bible.

Knowledge of the Bible never comes by intuition.

All that has been done to weaken the foundation of an implicit faith in the Bible, as a whole, has been at the expense of the sense of religious obligation, and at the cost of human happiness.

N.T. Wright foregrounds what the Bible backgrounds, and backgrounds what the Bible foregrounds

Holy is the Bible word for all that makes God different from us, in particular his awesome power and purity.

The Bible is big in the religion, treating people as you want to be treated.

If we do not now dare everything, the fulfillment of that prophecy, re-created from the Bible in song by a slave, is upon us: God gave Noah the rainbow sign. No more water, fire next time.

Every leaf is a spacious plain; every line a flowing brook; every period a lofty mountain.

I have an animal friendly Bible.

The Bible, I've said it before, is a beautifully written work of fiction.

Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible.

Don't fret, Grannie. We're going to a Bible retreat to scare the devil out of her

I read Christopher McDougall's book 'Born to Run.' If running were a religion, this would be its bible. I actually scribbled my favorite passages on my arm to read during the race.

You stick to the script, the script is Bible.

I choose Hosea. Oh, there's no book of the Bible which more beautifully and more painfully demonstrates how very much God loves us.

Lots of the time, we just think of the Bible as history or life lessons or poetry or - unfortunately - a collection of 'thou shall' and 'thou shalt nots!' All those elements are part of Scripture.

As I reread each book of the Bible, I fell in love all over again - not just with God's Word, but with God himself.

The really beautiful thing about each book of the Bible is that you can find God's love through each chapter because God is the author and God is love.

I love his Word and I hope when readers discover how God communicates his love for them through each book of the Bible, they'll fall deeper in love with his Word too.

I want you to have all the academic freedom you want as long as you wind up saying the bible account (of creation) is true and all others are not.

Labor unions should study and read the Bible instead of asking for more money. When people get right with God, they are better workers.

One reason, of course, as a Christian, I believe the Bible is the word of God. I take the Bible as the standard.

I've been treated as less than human, as a thing, as a pawn. And just because I don't have a Bible or a microphone-just because I don't draw millions of people on TV-doesn't mean I'm not human.

"Entertainers Of Faith," funnyman Jim Gaffigan isn't ashamed of his Catholicism. He's seen here leaving a New York comedy club with his Bible in hand.

The Bible says that it is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. It doesn't say that it is impossible!

The Bible and studying the Bible has been an important part of my life.

When people think of angels, they think flowing robes and halos. But in the Bible, they also look like ordinary people. Why not today?

It's like in the Bible.You can't always get what you want, but if you really need something, you usually find it." "What part of the Bible is that from?" Ig asked her. "The Gospel of Keith Richards?"

I deal with more practical issues of the Bible.

I think we use God's word. I think the principles that you hear Dr. Phil and some of those others talk about many times are right out of the Bible.

I believe here's what the Bible teaches and from the Christian faith this is what I believe.

I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.

Back in Bible days, there were these famous schools of the prophets, but some of the ones Jesus chose didn't come through that route - and not to say that they weren't good, but I'm comfortable.

I think that Bible principles will help anybody.

The Bible grows more beautiful, as we grow in our understanding of it.

If the Bible is God's word, and we believe it, let us handle it with reverence.

I attended a Baptist church as a child and was an avid reader starting with the Bible.

I did the bible as told through Hispanic people and they laughed and applauded. I thought, "Oh my god, this is what I want to do for the rest of my life."

It is not hard for any man who hath a Bible in his hand to borrow good words and holy sayings in abundance; but to make them his own is a work of grace only from above.

Where the Bible is esteemed as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, preaching can flourish. But where the Bible is treated merely as a record of valuable religious insight, preaching dies.

According to the Bible, a genuine answer to prayer is getting what you ask for.

People can make arguments from the Bible if they want to. But I want them to see that they should also give arguments that all reasonable citizens might agree to.

I still hope. I wouldn't be in this position if I didn't. I love the church. I love the Bible. But I think we're in a time where we're desperately in need of a great reformation.