Quotes about Perception

We've reversed the standard, walking by sight and not by faith. We want to be the best of what we see, but frankly what we see is far removed from God's best.

Paul didn't just see emotions. He saw the need they represented.

If we can come up with a God we can fully explain, we have come up with a different God from the Bible's. We must beware of recreating an image of God that makes us feel better. Of this I'm certain: If in our pursuit of greater knowledge God seems to have gotten smaller, we have been deceived.

The Bible describes a God who is a thousand things to His children, even though some of these are beyond our ability to understand. So when people insist on humanly reasonable theologies to satisfy their need to believe, the lesser god they're buying is not the God of Scripture. We must beware of recreating an image of God that makes us feel better.

Our Lord Jesus does not flatter us. He lets us see our cases as they are. His searching eye perceives the bare truth of things. He is "the faithful and true witness" (Rev. 3:14) who deals with us according to the rule of uprightness. Oh, seeking soul, Jesus loves you too much to flatter you. Therefore, I ask you to have such confidence in Him that, however much He may rebuke . . . you by His Word and Spirit, you may without hesitation reply, "Truth, Lord.

He answered, "Whether or not He's a sinner, I don't know. One thing I do know: I was blind, and now I can see!" John 9:25

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive, but a fool's eyes roam to the ends of the earth. Proverbs 17:24

God reminded Samuel that the human mind has an overwhelming tendency to make assumptions based on appearances. God's choices don't always make sense to us, but they are never haphazard or random.

thick, cozy cloud. We want to believe the best about people in our identity groups, and thankfully, the best is often the truth.

We can't go up against the people because they are stronger than we are!" So they gave a negative report to the Israelites. Numbers 13:31—32

Of this I'm certain: If in our pursuit of greater knowledge God seems to have gotten smaller, we have been deceived.

The few marvelous exceptions have marked me forever, but I wonder why so many believers believe so little of Jesus. Either He no longer does what the Bible says, or we don't give Him the chance.