Quotes About Faith

Driven by fear, people run for security to mountains and forests, to sacred spots and shrines. But none of these can be a safe refuge, because they cannot free the mind from fear. —THE DHAMMAPADA

as Lewis Smedes once pointed out, "We have no ideal world in which to find out what God expects us to do; we have only this changing and broken one. . . . And obedience to unchanging commands must adjust to changing conditions."11 But that in no way implies that the moral and theological guides are themselves relativistic, sometimes binding and at other times not.

Just as courage has no meaning without fear, faith has no meaning without doubt. They're the yin and yang of all aspiration.

With writers, it's frequently the same. We all want faith to win out over doubt.

Religion, you can't a handle on it, you just have to know or not know-people either believe or they don't believe.

Unhappy, let alone angry, religious people provide more persuasive arguments for atheism and secularism than do all the arguments of atheists.

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless.

Wisdom begins with reverence for God." No God, no wisdom (witness your local university).

If the West believed in something, it would prevail overnight. The problem is you can't beat bad faith with no faith.

Lord God, I acknowledge that I have sinned against You. I am sorry for this, and I now choose to change my ways—please help me to do so. I gratefully accept Your forgiveness and Spirit in my life. I thank You that I am now Your child. I will serve You for the rest of my life and for eternity. In Jesus's name, amen.

Jesus would be crucified in any age. In a sense, he is crucified in every age.

My faith helps me understand that circumstances don't dictate my happiness, my inner peace.

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that's their gift.

If you don't trust the pilot, don't go.

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it.

Can you trust those people who are careless with the truth? Being untruthful, even in small matters, one loses the credibility, and such people mustn't be trusted with important matters any time.

Confiamos en Dios! Todos los demás deben hacer su parte!

Deo Gratias" = Thanks to God.

Dieu merci pour ce moment, aujourd'hui, et pour la vie . J'apprécie.

Do you remember that guy who gave up? Don't worry if you don't, because no one else remembers that guy either. World remembers only those who never gave up, and continued relentlessly with strong determination to succeed. So, never give up, and never lose Hope - even during the darkest moments of your life. You never know what tomorrow may bring for you.

During our darkest moments in life, we often feel that the truth is suppressed by the evil. We also begin to think that honesty and integrity do not carry any value any more, in view of the apparent success of the dishonest and deceitful people. Despite the darkness, we must keep our faith strong, and continue our journey on the path of Honesty, Integrity and Truth - because those are the only values that will triumph in the end.