Quotes about Belief

That divided and rebel mind, that distrust of a sentiment because our arithmetic has computed the strength and means opposed to our purpose, these [158] have not. Their mind being whole, their eye is as yet unconquered, and when we look in their faces we are disconcerted.

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome. They who lived with them found life glad and nutritious. Life is sweet and tolerable only in our belief in such society.

Never forget Yesu is King. Never forget your home is in another world. Never forget your father will be waiting to see you again.

Fiction is not the opposite of truth—indeed, it is sometimes the most persuasive vehicle for it.

Because satan hates us, he's determined to rob us of the joy we'd have if we believed what God tells us about the magnificent world to come.

For every American who believes he's going to Hell, there are 120 who believe they're going to Heaven.

If your faith is based on lack of affliction, it's on the brink of extinction and is only a frightening diagnosis or a shattering phone call away from collapse. Token faith will not survive suffering. Nor should it.

If you are looking for a religion centered around yourself, Ben, I must agree that Christianity is a poor choice.

And do you think your refusal to believe will convince God to change his nature? He is who he is no matter what you think of him. Despite what Americans believe, the universe is not a democracy. Truth is not determined by the majority. As for hell, if you were as just and holy as God is, you would understand that all men deserve hell. It is no puzzle that men should go to hell. What is a puzzle is that men should go to heaven.

When hard times come, people should lose their faith in false doctrine, not in God.

The only proper foundation for optimism is the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. Any other foundation is sand, not rock. It will not bear the weight of our eternity.

We don't believe 'in the power of prayer,' but in our all-powerful God who empowers our inherently powerless prayers." —Burk Parsons