Quotes about Interpretation

The Bible has noble poetry in it... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies.

Whoever seems to himself to have understood the Scriptures in such a way that he does not build up that double love of God and neighbor has not yet understood.

The word liberty in the mouth of Mr. Webster sounds like the word love in the mouth of a courtesan.

In the Chinese language the word for righteousness is a combination of two characters, the figure of a lamb and a person. The lamb is on top, covering the person. Whenever God looks down at you, this is what he sees: the perfect Lamb of God covering you.

Wise is the man who learns the nonverbal language of his wife, who notes the nod and discerns the gestures. It's not just what is said, but how. It's not just how, but when. It's not just when, but where. Good husbanding is good decoding. You've got to read the signs.

God speaks all languages—including yours. What language is God speaking to you?

It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning.

she'd find a hidden meaning in every pair of pants, then hurry home to be alone and write about romance

As long as you have a male covering, were words I'd heard over and over again, and I believed them to my bones. A male covering was the key to a woman being blessed by God in ministry.

Writers think in metaphors. Editors work in metaphors. A great reader reads in metaphors. All are continually asking, What does this represent? What does it stand for? They are trying to take everything one level deeper. When they get to that level, they will try to go deeper again.

I would say 90 percent of Christians do not have a worldview, in other words a view of the world, based on the Scripture and a relationship with God.

High malice is almost inherent in the profession of historian.