Quotes on Bible

Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.

The deceit, the lie of the devil consists of this, that he wishes to make man believe that he can live without God's Word. Thus he dangles before man's fantasy a kingdom of faith, of power, and of peace, into which only he can enter who consents to the temptations; and conceals from men that he, as the devil, is the most unfortunate and unhappy of beings, since he is finally and eternally rejected by God.

One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that you do.

Perfect love casteth out fear.

Great power can come from memorizing scriptures. To memorize a scripture is to forge a new friendship. It is like discovering a new individual who can help in time of need, give inspiration and comfort, and be a source of motivation for needed change

My Bible tells me that if we train a child in the way he should go, when he is old he will not turn from it. I think faith and guidance can help fortify a young woman's sense of self, a young man's sense of responsibility, and a sense of reverence all young people for the act of sexual intimacy.

It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion; the Bible seeks to open one.

The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades every thing that opposes its extension, behold! It is upon this table: This book, surpassing all others. I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure.

Believe me, sir, never a night goes by, be I ever so tired, but I read the Word of God before I go to bed.

The very practice of reading [the Bible] will have a purifying effect upon your mind and heart. Let nothing take the place of this daily exercise.

Either god should have written a book to fit my brain, or he should have made my brain to fit his book.

Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives.

The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible.

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.

The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts.

The observant man recognizes many mysteries into which he can not pretend to see, and he remembers that the world is too wide for the eye of one man. But the modern sophists are sure of everything, especially if it contradicts the Bible.

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.

The scripture in times of disputes is like an open town in times of war, which serves in differently the occasions of both parties.

For some years now I have read through the Bible twice every year. If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of these branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant.

I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands.

Coming to the Bible through commentaries is much like looking at a landscape through garret windows, over which generations of unmolested spiders have spun their webs.