Quotes about Belief
Unless you believe, you will not understand.
— St. Augustine
He cannot have God for his father who has not the Church for his Mother.
— St. Cyprian
Act as if everything depended on you; trust as if everything depended on God.
— Ignatius of Loyola
Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, 'Why do you not practice what you preach'
— Saint Jerome
the world groaned and was astonished to find itself Arian
— Saint Jerome
Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
— Teresa of Avila
The object of faith always determines its quality and worth.
— Sam Storms
One way of judging the quality of theologies," he explains, "is to see what sort of devotion they produce."32
— Sam Storms
faith is only as good as its object.
— Sam Storms
Paul is not impressed with faith. What moves him is faith "in Christ Jesus
— Sam Storms
Mere sincerity, passionate devotion, clarity of conviction, and depth of insight are all ultimately useless unless they are rooted in and focused on the person and work of Jesus.
— Sam Storms
Jesus's disciples have faith, but their worry proves the weakness of their faith. Great faith comes not by looking inward, to the believing self, but by looking upward, to God. By faith we stop thinking like pagans, filled with anxiety about food and clothing. Pagans, thinking like orphans, worry. Disciples, thinking like children, relax.
— Sam Storms