Quotes about Understanding

As a matter of fact, He doesn't do things—He embodies them. We live; He is life. We love; He is love. We think; He is knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. We dream; He is the fulfillment of every dream, even ones we are not yet capable of conceiving.

Discernment could be likened to distinguishing a light in the distance.

It is important to approach the Word with humility. There is danger when we go to the Word to gather information to establish our opinions or beliefs. We then read what we believe, instead of believe what we read.

Churches are having a limited impact on society because they fail to understand that the goal of the church is not the church itself but the kingdom.

I think we live in a pluralistic society where we have to get along with each other and show common grace to each other.

Silence is what causes most of humanity's problems.

The Christian faith is ultimately not only a matter of doctrine or understanding or of intellect, it is a condition of the heart.

Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality by which you invite strangers to become friends, to get to know their inner selves more fully, and even to dare to be silent with you.

Spiritual depression or unhappiness in the Christian life is very often due to our failure to realize the greatness of the gospel.

Isn't is amazing that almost everyone has an opinion to offer about the Bible, and yet so few have studied it?

If you meet someone whose soul is not aligned with yours, send them love and move along.

The fact that you are willing to say, 'I do not understand, and it is fine,' is the greatest understanding you could exhibit.