Quotes About Truth

The sinner uses sin-tainted reason (Eph 4:18) and empirical observations to rationalize a prejudice against God (Rom. 1:18); he does not use it to discover truth wherever it leads. As

It is no coincidence that the phrase "signs and wonders" is used by biblical writers. A "sign" is a visual experiential symbol pointing to truth or proving a proposition (Heb 2:4).34 So one of God's most dramatic means of persuasion recorded in the Bible is through the signs or images of miraculous wonders.35

The fact that God uses anthropomorphisms—human traits attributed to a nonhuman subject—to talk about himself is a powerful indicator of the value of imagination and human imagery in communicating and understanding truth.

Enoch protested again, "How do I know you are telling the truth? I have never heard from Elohim before. How do I know I can trust him?" The angels knew the question was reasonable. Gabriel had prepared for it. "This very night, your city will be besieged and your king will die. When you, Enoch, son of Jared, are offered the opportunity to be king, know this: If you accept, you and all your family line will be executed to clear way for a new regime.

Methuselah sat quiet. He was stunned. Of all the crazy dreams and visions his father had experienced throughout the years, this one was different. It hit Methuselah more like the truth than anything ever had. He thought that was strange, because he was not the mystical type. But this time, he just knew it was true.

Physicists have come to realize that mathematics, when used with sufficient care, is a proven pathway to truth.

The world of the everyday suddenly seemed nothing but an inverted magic act, lulling its audience into believing in the usual, familiar conceptions of space and time, while the astonishing truth of quantum reality lay carefully guarded by nature's sleights of hand.

Katherine is a lawyer, as I said, and she doesn't lie; the truth, however, after it passes through her lips can be unrecognizable.

I'm with the federal government, Drummond, Trust me is another way of saying I'm lying.

Because the answers are

I will eviscerate you in fiction. Every pimple, every character flaw. I was naked for a day; you will be naked for eternity.

Seeker, who says religion is the way to God?

We are trained to believe and not to know.

Just repeating a statement often and with great vehemence does not make it a fact, and no amount of repetition can make a rational person believe it.

God" signifies God/ultimate reality/final truth, not just a personal divinity. And "religion" signifies religion/spiritual path/philosophy, not just a mainstream theology.

Some dreams never leave you, because they're more than just dreams. They're truth, distilled to purest potency.

A new truth doesn't win out by convincing its opponents it's right. They're too entrenched, even when it's obvious how wrong they are. The truth just has to outlive them, wait for them to clear out of the way, until what's left are the people who grow up familiar with it.

He wanted to call it madness, but knew better. If this was madness, it wasn't his, nor even Cecil's. It was a madness that had anchored itself into the world, hiding in plain sight, and he was only now waking up to it.

Wish not for treasure you can hold, No gleaming jewels, bright and cold, For finer still than pearl or gold, The treasure of a tale well told...

Sometimes I look at this world and it moves me to tears. The joy and terror and the mad bloody drama of it all. I wonder why they never seem to really see it. Maybe one lifetime just isn't enough. Or maybe it's too much. I can't say. But the truth, to be perfectly plain, is that people are always looking for magic in all the wrong places.

SPIRITUAL FARTS Reverend Michael Beckwith2 tells us that if we simply study and talk about spiritual truths but never actually LIVE the stuff, we're gonna get spiritual indigestion and constipation. Spiritual farts. It's not a pretty thing. Seriously.

How is it possible that our parents lied to us?" "Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that..." "Everythings going to be alright.

Readers love fantasy, but we need horror. Smart horror. Truthful horror. Horror that helps us make sense of a cruelly senseless world.

Make friends by being honest and keep them by being steadfast. Never tell a lie, nor take what is not your own, nor sue for slander—settle them cases yourself!