Quotes About Definition

We implicitly acknowledge an objective standard that defines what is good. As Christians, we believe that God had existed before all else, and that he is the creator of all that exists. We also know that he is a "good" God (Psalm 34:8), and therefore he is the one who defines what is good.

Paul also tell us that sin distorts the knowledge of God in our minds, which explains the lack of agreement in defining good and evil.

What the Bible teaches is that that goodness is inherent in God's nature, and therefore the definition of goodness naturally proceeds from him.

Love is popularly regarded as an emotion. The main problem with this is that the Bible does not define it this way. In fact, if this anti-Christian definition is used as the operating principle, it would annihilate the reality and stability inherent in the biblical idea.

The doctrine of divine sovereignty is only a major aspect of a proper understanding and definition of God. And as such, it has a dividing and distinguishing effect.

The divine attributes are God's characteristics, the sum of which constitutes the definition of who he is. The

By this book, he defines for man truth and error, and right and wrong.

the very ideas of right and wrong remain undefined without his verbal revelation – he must define these concepts for us, and only his definitions are authoritative, relevant, and binding on all people.

nothing to do with birth, with choice, or with freedom. The Christian's definition of sin has to do with God's command. If God says something is wrong, then it is wrong to do it, regardless of the context or choice, and regardless of freedom.

America's obsession with defining homosexuality by its third syllable contrasts sharply with more human exercises from Europe.

If you wish to converse with me, define your terms

If you wish to converse with me, define your terms.

A definition is death. A definition is the answer to which you must look up the question in the back of your book.

evolutionary phenomena (of course including the phenomenon known as man) are processus, they can never be evaluated or even adequately described solely or mainly in terms of their origins: they must be defined by their direction

We are completely perplexed, then, and you must clear up the question for us, of what you intend to signify when you use the word being. Obviously you must be quite familiar with what you mean, whereas we, who formerly imagined we knew, are now at a loss.

Yes, I said, that they should begin by reproaching us with our ignorance of the good, and then presume our knowledge of it—for the good they define to be knowledge of the good, just as if we understood them when they use the term 'good'—this is of course ridiculous. Most true, he said. And those who make pleasure their good are in equal perplexity; for they are compelled to admit that there are bad pleasures as well as good. Certainly. And

what they love pious or holy; and what some of them love and others hate is both or neither. Shall this be our definition of piety and impiety?

But then, I said, speaking the truth and paying your debts is not a correct definition of justice. Quite correct, Socrates, if Simonides is to be believed, said Polemarchus interposing. I

My grandmother told me you shouldn't try to define evil, that the minute you think you've got it all pinned down, a kind of evil you never even thought of will sneak up behind you and jump inside your head. I don't think anyone knows what evil is. I don't think anyone has the right to say.

Ummm…" She licked her lips. "Define fun." "Quit doing that, jailbait. It's distracting.

Truth could not be redefined. Truth was what it was.

But all organic matter must have cell structure," Sara said. "Cell structure is virtually a definition of organic matter, a requisite of all living tissue, plant or animal.

È successo qualcosa di insolito? -Definisca 'insolito'. -Mi scusi? -Questo è un istituto psichiatrico, agente Daniels. Per maniaci criminali. Non c'è molto si 'solito' nella nostra routine.

Now, then. What does 'fucking' mean?