Whenever we read the obscene stories, voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortous executions, the unrelenting vindictivenes, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistant that we called it the word of a Demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind, and, for my part, I sincerly detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.
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Do not envy a sinner you don't know what disaster awaits him.
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. THE BELOVED.
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, as you teach and admonish one another in all wisdom, and as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
I like it [The Bible] as a book. Just like I like "The Cat In The Hat"
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
All things come alike to all there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked.
Where no counsel is, the people fall but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says: He is always convinced that it says what he means.
If a man die, shall he live again All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Do to others what you would have them do to you.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
Both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes his aid against the other.... The prayers of both could not be answered--that of neither has been answered fully.
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
"What is it the Bible teaches us? - rapine, cruelty, and murder. What is it the Testament teaches us? - to believe that the Almighty committed debauchery with a woman engaged to be married, and the belief of this debauchery is called faith.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
When you have read the Bible, you will know it is the word of God, because you will have found it the key to your own heart, your own happiness, and your own duty.
Ask, and it shall be given you Seek, and ye shall find Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour for we are members one of another.
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
And the work of righteousness shall be peace and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.
Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble...for the Lord, your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
But all who humble themselves before the Lord shall be given every blessing and shall have wonderful peace.
Let not the sun go down upon your wrath.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
It will yet be the proud boast of women that they never contributed a line to the Bible.
Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the bible is filled, it would seem more consistent that we called it the word of a demon than the Word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind.
Yea, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me throughout the rest of my life and i will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.
I have glorified thee on the earth I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Faith without works is dead.
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again...
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
This is how God showed His love among us He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him.
As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countance of his friend.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
He restored the Bible to its people, he restored the people to the Bible.
Prove all things hold fast that which is good.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that - and shudder.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.
The Lord is my light and my salvation - so why should I be afraid.
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
All Bibles are man-made.
When times are good, be happy, but when time are bad consider; God has made the one as well as the other.
A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation.
If we abide by the principles taught by the Bible, our country will go on prospering.
Give me neither poverty nor riches.
Jesus said, 'Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst.'
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good His love and His kindness go on forever.
The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
If we are immortal it is a fact in nature, and we are not indebted to priests for it, nor to bibles for it, and it cannot be destroyed by unbelief.
As a man thinketh, so is he
The best cure for Christianity is reading the Bible.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
A faithful friend is a strong defense and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure.
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly...
It is impossible to mentally or socially enslave a Bible reading People.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.
But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
I thank my God everytime I remember you.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
My son, give me thine heart...
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Ask, and it shall be given you; Seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way...
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies.
The source of the famous Golden Rule. Many famous lines were variations on this theme.
Education - The ability to quote Shakespeare without crediting it to the Bible.
Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding.
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies probably because they are generally the same people.
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life.