Quotes about Doctrine

There is scarcely anything so dull and meaningless as Bible doctrine taught for its own sake. Truth divorced from life is not truth in its Biblical sense, but something else and something less.

I consider the government of the U.S. as interdicted by the Constitution from intermeddling with religious institutions, their doctrines, discipline, or exercises.

Christ died"--that is history; "Christ died for our sins"--that is doctrine. Without these two elements, joined in an absolutely indissoluble union, there is no Christianity.

If I understand this correctly Christ taught here the alarming doctrine that the desire for honor among men made belief impossible.

I feel much freer now that I am certain the pope is the Antichrist.

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason.

I do not agree with this notion that somehow if I go to try to attract votes and to lead people toward a better tomorrow somehow I get subscribed to some-some doctrine gets subscribed to me.

We should throw the Epistle of James out of this school.

To be a Christian, you must pluck out the eye of reason.

When there's something in the Bible that churches don't like, they call it 'legalism.'

Christianity at any given time is strong or weak depending upon her concept of God.

Thus these politicians proceed, whilst little notice is taken of their doctrines; but when they come to be examined upon the plain meaning of their words, and the direct tendency of their doctrines, then equivocations and slippery constructions come into play.