Quotes about Revelation
the Bible was to him the vehicle of God's power first, and secondly of our knowledge of Him.
— John Calvin
Because of the great distance between us and his heavenly glory, he himself came down to us through the Word. This
— John Calvin
Christ cannot be seen except in the spiritual life which the world does not possess. No
— John Calvin
For he contrasts shadows with revelation, and absence with manifestation.
— John Calvin
We must seek pure knowledge from the Law and the Prophets, in order that we may not be driven away from Christ by falsehoods invented by men.
— John Calvin
Faith is ultimately a firm and certain knowledge of God's benevolence toward us, founded upon the truth of the freely given promise in Christ, both revealed to our minds and sealed upon our hearts by the Holy Spirit
— John Calvin
And, O my God, who madest thyself a light in a bush, in the midst of these brambles and thorns of a sharp sickness, appear unto me so that I may see thee, and know thee to be my God, applying thyself to me, even in these sharp and thorny passages.
— John Donne
Character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test.
— Rick Warren
... we need to reclaim the "goodnewness" of the gospel, and the best place to start is to rediscover the good news ourselves.
— Philip Yancey
All good ideas are terrible... Until people realize they are obvious. If you're not willing to live through the terrible stage, you'll never get to the obvious part.
— Seth Godin
The great Christian revolutions came not by the discovery of something that was not known before. They happen when someone takes radically something that was always there.
— H Richard Niebuhr
Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences.
— Soren Kierkegaard