Quotes About Scripture

The personal costs of counseling also remind us why it is so necessary for a counselor to experience continuous renewal through Scripture, prayer, and the sacraments. Only when one's own spiritual batteries are being continuously recharged can one hope to have something to give to others. And only in one's own personal walk with the Lord can one find the strength to bear not only one's own burdens but also those of others.

These days, we don't dare carry Bibles with us openly. We gather in groups of two and three, and use our smart phones to download Scripture from the Internet. We meet long enough to read a passage, discuss its meaning, then encourage and pray for one another. After that we disband.

the Tanakh itself requires genuine obedience to emerge from faith

If you have put your faith in Christ and have spent significant time in the Word of God, the tough times can be like a magnet that draws you to the Lord Jesus.

In a society where all beliefs are tolerated, our message stands out as unique. Other groups can appeal to tradition and philosophy, but we can establish our message from Scripture, and it is confirmed by miracles, signs, and wonders. When people listen to other philosophical and religious discourses they may be entertained, affirmed, or intellectually stimulated, but when they hear the gospel they experience conviction, anointing, and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

3rd October, 1871.—I read the whole Bible through four times whilst I was in Manyuema.

I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.

We have to determine our theology from the Word of God, not from what we feel.

Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles.

Nobody can take away from you those texts from the Bible which you have learned by heart.

Most people do not let the Word of God get in the way of what they believe.

I believe the Bible is the word of God from cover to cover.

Whatever contradicts the Word of God should be instantly resisted as diabolical.

If you want to live in the fullness of God's anointing, fill your mouth with His Word.

The Word of God can be in the mind without being in the heart; but it cannot be in the heart without first being in the mind.

God is most beautifully praised when His people hear His Word, love His Word, and obey His Word.

The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it.

Scripture is not a concept; scripture is a person (John 1:1,14). When you stand before the Word of God, you are not merely encountering a concept; you are standing face-to-face with God.

Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.

The best evidence of the Bible's being the word of God is to be found between its covers. It proves itself.

You have to bring your mind to the Word of God and not try to bring the Word of God to your mind.

I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church.

You must embrace the Word of God as the most effective instrument for change.

If you are a child of God, know that every promise in the Bible is yours.