Quotes About God

To know God is a matter of diligence and discipline in the things of the soul. He has rigged it that way. That's the way you'll come to Him and that's what He honors. It takes diligence, discipline, and effort.

She's God's. He loves her more than you do; trust Him.

Joy is an outward sign of inward faith in the promises of God.

corrompemos a unção de Deus quando dizemos: "Aquela foi uma boa pregação!" ou "Aquele louvor estava realmente muito bom!" e damos ao homem a glória e a atenção devidas a Deus - ou então, buscamos a glória e a atenção vindas de homens.

Não fique empolgado com o que Deus pode dar, empolgue-se com o que Ele é.

Precisamos nos arrepender por preparar cultos para agradar aos homens, ao invés de prestar a Deus a adoração que Ele merece.

O verdadeiro crescimento da Igreja, sob qualquer situação, quer de liberdade ou perseguição, só pode vir de um íntimo conhecimento do Deus Vivo.

Show me the bastard who come up with this notion that who's running the goddamn show is some grumpy, embittered, sexually frustrated old fart with a long white beard hiding like a gutless coward behind some puffed-up cloud and I'll slice his goddamn balls off.

Weesageechak for sure. The clown who bridges humanity and God-a God who laughs, a God who's here, not for guilt, not for suffering, but for a good time.

The Trickster, of course," Gabriel finally answered himself, "Weesageechak for sure. The clown who bridges humanity and God - a God who laughs, a God who's here, not for guilt, not for suffering, but for a good time. Except this time, the Trickster representing God as a woman, a goddess in fur. Like in this picture. I've always thought that, ever since we were little kids. I mean, if Native languages have no gender, then why should we? And why, for that matter, should God?

So although in one language, humankind is forbidden to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, in the other it is not only permitted, it is encouraged. That is precisely what that goddamn tree is there for, for humankind to suck from its fruit, and suck and suck and suck and suck, thirty times a day if necessary.

Essentially a comic, clownish sort of character, his role is to teach us about the nature and the meaning of existence on the planet Earth; he straddles the consciousness of man and that of God, the Great Spirit.

I think life is a gift from God and should be lived to the full and with purpose.

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government.

Who's to say that there is any more support for Freud's psychoanalytic concept of the superego than there is for that old time religion that asserted that there is a God who ordains what is right and wrong, and that His righteousness endures for all generations?

Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state.

While a case can be made for intelligent design, I can't figure out why some Christians are so thrilled about that possibility. First of all, it doesn't prove there's a God. If anything, intelligent design lends support to some form of pantheism that defines God as immanent within nature.

Some people think the theists get off easy by offering eternal life, but in my experience it is awfully difficult to reconcile the death of a child with the idea of a loving God. As a Christian, I knew what to say, but I don't think my words made much of a difference. What mattered most was just being there and sharing the hurt.

Grace is multiplied unto us through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord (2 Peter 1:2). An individual can: Receive grace in vain (2 Corinthians 6:1). Set aside or treat as meaningless the grace of God (Galatians 2:21). Fall from grace (Galatians 5:4). Insult the Spirit of grace (Hebrews 10:29). Fall short of grace (Hebrews 12:15). Turn the grace of God into lewdness (Jude 4).

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Ephesians 1:2; 6:24

As you read the following salutations and benedictions, personalize them. Allow God to encourage and strengthen you with His grace.

Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord." (Similar variations of this phrase occur four times in 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4; and 2 John 3.)

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (This phrase occurs one time in 2 Corinthians 13:14.)

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord." (This phrase occurs one time in 2 Peter 1:2.)