Quotes About Theology

Adam and Eve are like imaginary numbers, like the square root of minus one... If you include it in your equation, you can calculate all manners of things, which cannot be imagined without it.

In the 5,000-year history of Jewish thought, the notion of a God-man is completely anathema to everything Judaism stands for.

Man is not the centre. God does not exist for the sake of man. Man does not exist for his own sake.

Modern man has not only thrown away Christian theology, he has thrown away the possibility of what our forefathers had as a basis for morality and law.

If man is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust.

There have been men before now who got so interested in proving the existence of God that they came to care nothing for God Himself.

I have no pleasure in any man who despises music. It is no invention of ours: it is a gift of God. I place it next to theology. Satan hates music: he knows how it drives the evil spirit out of us.

Theology has not advanced an inch in the last 1,000 years. How much respect does a profession deserve if it cannot add to the knowledge and understanding of man?

I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.

Perhaps some day someone will explain how, on the level of man, Auschwitz was possible; but on the level of God, it will forever remain the most disturbing of mysteries.

To justify God's ways to man.

The Bible declares that on the sixth day God created man. Right then and there, God should have demanded a damage deposit.

True theology is an actual determination and claiming of man by the acting God.

People are even more reluctant to admit that man explains nothing, than they were to admit that God explains nothing.

The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.

In fact, all of your theological concepts may only serve to cool the fire of love in the will.

Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is 'The Book of British Birds ' and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology.

I have read many Catholic apologists who have tried to explain this away. Many of them are quite technical, whereas the pontiff's words seem simple and clear. I think any fair-minded reader of these words will come away with the idea that this pope believes the "blood of Christ" has redeemed atheists, whether they like it or not.

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?

Members of Christian churches continue to think small thoughts of God and great thoughts of man. This state of affairs reveals that too many Christians have neglected their first great calling: to know their God. Every Christian is meant to be a theologian in the best and most intimate sense of the word. If churches are to prosper in health, church members must be committed to being biblical theologians in whatever capacity they can. This is the second mark of a healthy church member.

the practice of biblical theology is necessary to fulfilling the Great Commission.

But perhaps the most compelling benefit for doing biblical theology is that it deepens our understanding of and facility with the gospel.

The kingdom is not about chatter. It is about action. Nike has some great theology. It is time to just do it.

Resulta tragico. Las iglesias necesitan lideres que esten profundamente comprometidos con un sistema de creencias basico y esencial. El alineamiento teologico entre los lideres de la misma iglesia es importante. Este alineamiento no implica que el equipo de liderazgo tiene todas las respuestas o que esta de acuerdo en todos los pasajes o pensamientos acerca de Dios. Sin embargo, deberian estar en sincronia en las doctrinas teologicas principales.