Quotes about Solemnity
our confidence is not in the solidity of Western culture or the basic goodness of modern democracy. Our confidence is in Jesus and him alone.
— NT Wright
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.
— Leviticus 20:26
Know therefore this day and take to heart that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other.
— Deuteronomy 4:39
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
— 2 Kings 20:3
On that day the Lord GOD of Hosts called for weeping and wailing, for shaven heads and the wearing of sackcloth.
— Isaiah 22:12
one Lord, one faith, one baptism;
— Ephesians 4:5
It seemed to be a necessary ritual that he should prepare himself for sleep by meditating under the solemnity of the night sky... a mysterious transaction between the infinity of the soul and the infinity of the universe.
— Victor Hugo
How many souls have been lost for lack of earnestness, solemnity, and love in the preacher, even when the words uttered were precious and true!
— Horatius Bonar
Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearances.
— Soren Kierkegaard
What would worship look like if we directed it more toward God than toward our own amusement?
— Philip Yancey
We must always speak of the efficacy of the ministry in such a manner that the entire praise of the work may be reserved for God alone.
— John Calvin
It is not a mark of manhood to carelessly use the name of the Almighty or of His Beloved Son in a vain and flippant way, as many are prone to do.
— Gordon Hinckley