Quotes About Belief

Quid est enim fids nisi crdere quod nn vids? (Augustine Evang. Iohan.

na dis aperit, cnficit na dis. (Ausonius Ros. Nasc.

Nunc autem manet fids, sps, crits—tria haec; maior autem hs est crits. (1 Corinthians 13.13:

A thing can be true and still be desperate folly, Hazel.

How on earth did it come about that all the things denounced in the Gospels are violently defended by the Christian sects?

We must grow out of religion. It is either bugaboo, formalism, or hysteria. Besides, what proof is there that "the churches" know more about "God" than the Cockney sentry on duty outside the camp? We have only their say-so.

To live faithfully in the time between the times is to walk a tightrope of moral discernment, claiming neither too much nor too little for God's transforming power within the community of faith.

Hoarding is both unnecessary and an affront to God, who is perfectly capable of providing abundantly for those who trust in him.

Those who can naively affirm the bumper-sticker slogan, "God said it, I believe it, that settles it," are oblivious to the question-begging inherent in the formulation: there is no escape from the imperative of interpreting the Word. Bumper-sticker hermeneutics will not do.

But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so [literally "let him/her separate"]; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called us.37 (7:15) This declaration implies a crucial claim: participation in the community of faith is the most fundamental commitment, more basic than marriage. The line that divides the new creation from the old can run right through a marriage.

You're never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.

Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they're yours.

Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding. Find out what you already know and you will see the way to fly.

You're never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.

Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they're yours.

No matter how qualified or deserving we are, we will never reach a better life until we can imagine it for ourselves and allow ourselves to have it.

The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing.

He watched his feet, the only things that were keeping him from finding out if there really was a Kingdom of Heaven or not.

And even if that weren't true, Sikander had never understood how any decent human being could take pride in holding the sincere beliefs of others in contempt.

The best amongst us, in like manner, I fear, are come to the same pass that they were in Melancthon's time, who complained as he writeth in this sort: "We understand whom to avoid (meaning the Papists), yet whom to follow we know not."

As soon as we believe in something, we search for ways to prove it's true. What we are looking for here is to learn to doubt your limitations and be more certain of what is possible for you.

Take that feeling of certainty. Look at that picture in your mind and double it in size. Typically, when you do this, your feelings will grow stronger. When they do, notice where the feeling is in your body and which way it's moving. By doing this, you are beginning to pay attention to the submodalities of a strong belief.

Look at your problem in the same place that your belief was and the first thing to do is to look at it and say, I'm tired of this. Over the years, I've discovered that the moment people really change is when they simply decide that enough is enough.