Quotes About Belief

Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

Although they say, ëAs surely as the LORD lives,í they are swearing falsely.”

Do not trust in deceptive words, chanting: ëThis is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.í

But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

This is what the LORD says: “Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by the signs in the heavens, though the nations themselves are terrified by them.

For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.

Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”

But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!

Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”

“As for the word you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!

Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.

The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.

Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—

What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ëYou shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.í When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.

And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.

Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheepís clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

Many will say to Me on that day, ëLord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?í

But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.