Quotes about Contrary
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
— Galatians 5:17
to a viewpoint that was contrary to God's word put Eve on a slippery slope that led to disobedience
— Nancy Leigh DeMoss
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
— Galatians 2:7
it is completely contrary to the nature of sin to confess that one has sinned.
— Martin Luther
“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
— Acts 18:13
But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
— Acts 27:11
Art is always tempted to glory in itself, and nearly every form of art has been used to communicate values that are contrary to Scripture. Art is as fallen as any other aspect of human existence. This fallenness perverts the arts against fulfilling their original purpose and prevents us from embracing them uncritically.
— Philip Graham Ryken
Miracles are not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature.
— St. Augustine
On the contrary, Augustine says (Enchiridion 14) that "evil exists only in good.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
— Galatians 1:9
As for antichrist occupying the papal chair, it is evident that a pope living contrary to Christ, like any other perverted person, is called, by common consent, antichrist.
— Jan Hus
Most are deceived by and drawn to behavior and things that seem right, good, and wise but are contrary to His wisdom.
— John Bevere