Quotes related to James 1:5
For many people, the reluctance to embrace Christianity is as practical as it is intellectual. They want to know what the benefits of Christianity are, or what's in it for them.
— Dinesh D'Souza
We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
— Erwin McManus
If God did not want us to understand the book of Revelation, He would not have given it to us at all.
— DL Moody
It's important that you keep asking God to show you what He wants you to do. If you don't ask, you won't know.
— Stormie Omartian
I'm a pretty good problem solver.
— Frances Tiafoe
Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.
— Euripides
We also give up on the quest for truth when we marshal all forces—in exegesis and history as well as in philosophical, moral, and practical theology—to "discover" and corroborate predetermined dogmatic stances.
— Miroslav Volf
Analytical reading is preeminently for the sake of understanding
— Mortimer Adler
6. Finally, TURN THE PAGES, DIPPING IN HERE AND THERE, READING A PARAGRAPH OR TWO, SOMETIMES SEVERAL PAGES IN SEQUENCE, NEVER MORE THAN THAT.
— Mortimer Adler
1. WHAT IS THE BOOK ABOUT AS A WHOLE?
— Mortimer Adler
you have to discover the meaning of a word you do not understand by using the meanings of all the other words in the context that you do understand.
— Mortimer Adler
your primary obligation is not to become competent in the subject matter but instead to understand the problem.
— Mortimer Adler