Quotes about Belief

The problem with this way of thinking is that authentic faith cannot be inherited.

The result is that in the Christian world in the West, we settle for a cultural version of Christianity that is far from the real thing.

We are too young to realise that certain things are impossible.

Thou liest in Abraham's bosom all the year;And worship'st at the Temple's inner shrine,God being with thee when we know it not.

Faith is a passionate intuition.

If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

For myself I am an optimist--it does not seem to be much use being anything else.

Fear God and you need not fear anyone else.

There is nothing that succeeds in life like boldness, provided you believe you are on the right side.

Sociologists have a theory of the looking-glass self: you become what the most important person in your life (wife, father, boss, etc.) thinks you are. How would my life change if I truly believed the Bible's astounding words about God's love for me, if I looked in the mirror and saw what God sees?

I pray, and I obey.

You have the resources within you, and now you know the elements needed in incubation to make your faith usable. Get a clear-cut goal and objective. Have a desire that burns to the boiling point, then pray until you have the substance, the assurance. Then begin to speak the word about which you have been given assurance.