Quotes about Truth
Misunderstanding must be nakedly exposed before true understanding can begin to flourish.
— Philip Yancey
A philosophy may explain difficult things, but has no power to change them. The gospel, the story of Jesus' life, promises change.
— Philip Yancey
We human beings instinctively regard the seen world as the "real" world and the unseen world as the "unreal" world, but the Bible calls for almost the opposite.
— Philip Yancey
For us who are Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is proof positive that love is stronger than hate, that life is stronger than death, that light is stronger than darkness, that laughter and joy, and compassion and gentleness and truth, all these are so much stronger than their ghastly counterparts.
— Philip Yancey
They [Old Testament] taught me about Life with God: not how it is supposed to work, but how it actually does work.
— Philip Yancey
Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we must be saved by love.7-22 REINHOLD NIEBUHR
— Philip Yancey
The storm laid bare an unmistakable truth. More and more Christians have decided that the only way to reconquer America is through service. The faith no longer travels by the word. It moves by the deed.
— Philip Yancey
Love one another Forgive one another Pray for one another Bear one another's burdens Be devoted to one another Regard one another as more important than yourself Do not speak against one another Do not judge one another Show tolerance for one another Be kind to one another Speak truth to one another Build up one another Comfort one another Care for one another Stimulate one another to love and good deeds
— Philip Yancey
The Bible schools us to pray with blistering honesty.
— Philip Yancey
if we do not believe that, and if our Christian hope, tempered by sophistication, does not allow us to offer that truth to a dying, convulsing world then we are indeed, as the apostle Paul said, of all men most miserable.
— Philip Yancey
Unlike many television evangelists, the apostle Paul seemed to expect from the Christian life not health and wealth, but a measure of suffering. He told Timothy, "In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted" (2 Timothy 3:12).
— Philip Yancey
Unless we can grasp our own beliefs as truly good news, we cannot easily communicate them to a thirsty world.
— Philip Yancey