Quotes About Truth

Think, man, think of all the oceans of lies through all the ages that must have been necessary to make this possible! Think of this new particular vintage of lies that has been so industriously pumped out of the press and the pulpit. Doesn't it stagger you? Martin

Whence but from heaven, could men unskilled in arts, In several ages born, in several parts, Weave such agreeing truths? Or how, or why, Should all conspire to cheat us with a lie?

Nor is the people's judgment always true: The most may err as grossly as the few.

If others in the same Glass better see 'Tis for Themselves they look, but not for me: For my Salvation must its Doom receive Not from what others, but what I believe.

When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.

He is on a mission to rescue a people who are so utterly deceived most of them don't even want to be rescued.

To put it bluntly, your flesh is a weasel, a poser, and a selfish pig. And your flesh is not you.

The real you is on the side of God against the false self. Knowing this makes all the difference in the world. The man who wants to live valiantly will lose heart quickly if he believes that his heart is nothing but sin.

To put it bluntly, your flesh is a weasel, a poser, and a selfish pig. And your flesh is not you. Did you know that? Your flesh is not the real you.

The cry used to be for 'tolerance,' by which we meant, 'We have very strong differences, but we will not let those be the cause of hatred or violence between us. Now it is something else, where all convictions are softened to second or third place while we all agree to enjoy the world as much as we can. But truth is not like conviction. Conviction might be a matter of personal opinion, but truth is like a great mountain, solid and immovable whether we like it or even acknowledge it.

He woos, he confronts, he delivers, he heals, he shoots straight, and then he uses intrigue. He lives out before them the most compelling view of God, shows them an incredibly attractive holiness while shattering the religious glaze. But still, he lets them walk away if they choose.

The world has been wrong about you. They've hated your glory—just as the Evil One hates the glory of God. But we need your gift. Come forth.

You will not think clearly about your life until you think mythically. Until you see with the eyes of your heart.

I never tell lies, but I am a savage.

Christianity is not a set of convictions—it is a truth. The most offensive thing imaginable.

Friend, you must be intentional about holding on to the truth.

You enforce by proclaiming what is true over the subject.

The reason we love The Chronicles of Narnia or Star Wars or The Matrix or The Lord of the Rings is that they are telling us something about our lives that we never, ever get on the evening news. Or from most pulpits. This is our most desperate hour. Without this burning in our hearts, we lose the meaning of our days.

We interpret Jesus through our brokenness. A painful truth, but also a hopeful truth. Maybe we can open up the doors and windows we didn't know we closed.

What if those deep desires in our hearts are telling us the truth, revealing to us the life we were meant to live? God gave us eyes so that we might see; he gave us ears that we might hear; he gave us will that we might choose, and he gave us hearts that we might live. The way we handle the heart is everything.

The old saints sang "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," both because it's true and also because they needed to declare it to be true.

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A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth in an open market, is a nation that is afraid of its people.

Life is never easy. There is work to be done and obligations to be met — obligations to truth, to justice, and to liberty.