Quotes about Relevance
For it is through the prophets that God adapts to our need whatever might seem to us remote and of no concern to us.
— John Calvin
What is said of the law applies to the whole of Scripture: when it is not directed toward Christ as its one aim, it is tortured badly and twisted.
— John Calvin
that there is nothing put forth in Scripture which it is not profitable to know.
— John Calvin
All good ideas are terrible... Until people realize they are obvious. If you're not willing to live through the terrible stage, you'll never get to the obvious part.
— Seth Godin
I think there is a great deal of interest still in the Christian faith.
— Rowan Williams
Why did the Lord inspire Mormon (or Moroni or Alma) to include that in his record? What lesson can I learn from that to help me live in this day and age?
— Ezra Taft Benson
I am senting many books for endorsement purposes, which enables me to stay relevant in my own field, and I have people that help me decide which ones I should read and endorse.
— Stephen Covey
I have met so many young people who do not see the church as relevant and do not consider the Bible a real book of history that can be trusted.
— Ken Ham
Is this really the church of Christ, or are we just calling it the church because of our traditions and history?
— KP Yohannan
We've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion, but what's important.
— Ronald Reagan
One of the reasons we do history, in fact, is because it acts as a brake, a control, on our otherwise unbridled enthusiasm for our own ideas.
— NT Wright
History is never antiquated, because humanity is always fundamentally the same.
— Walter Rauschenbusch