QUOTE for the day

[Matthias]

“The ultimate goal of the human mind is to know God.” - Augustine

 

[Matthias]

“You are all members of Christ because you have been united to him by being born again of the Spirit. You have the hope that you will rise again, just as he rose from the dead.” - Theodore of Mopsuestia

 

[Matthias]

“Glorify God by recognizing his gifts in others and paying honor and respect to them.” - Martyn Lloyd-Jones

 

[Matthias]

“When you think no one is there to encourage you, think again, and think of God. He is encouragement.” - David Jeremiah

 

[Matthias]

“The friendship of Jesus breeds the gentle heart.” - James Stalker

 

[Matthias]

“So many are looking for a special word from God while it sits on their shelves gathering dust.” - Burk Parsons

 

[Matthias]

“Facts can be ignored, but their consequences cannot be escaped.” - Thomas Sowell

 

[Matthias]

“No generation of people has been exposed to more lies than, and more liars than this one. The internet has created an explosion of lies that is beyond human comprehension.” - John MacArthur

 

[Matthias]

“Repentance is a characteristic of the whole life, not the action of a single moment.” - Sinclair Ferguson

 

[Matthias]

“The gospel gives you a duty to train your children in the fear of God.” - Charles Spurgeon

 

[Matthias]

“I always used to win more arguments than was good for me, debating with unskilled Christians who had tried to stand up for their faith in argument. With this quick succession of triumphs the hot-headedness of a young man soon hardened into pigheadedness.” - Augustine

 

[Matthias]

“A little learning is a dang’rous thing; drink deep or taste not.” - Alexander Pope

 

[Matthias]

“Faith is not a leap in the dark; it’s the exact opposite. It’s a commitment based on evidence … It is irrational to reduce all faith to blind faith and then subject it to ridicule. That provides a very anti-intellectual and convenient way of avoiding intelligent discussion.” - John Lennox

 

[Berserk]

I love the word choice of an uneducated preacher I once heard:
"I like my religion the way I like my tea--hot
'cause :I'd rather be a fool on fire than a scholar on ice--
'cause it's easier to cool a hot coal than to warm up a corpse.
Honestly, when I drive by dem liberal churches, I take my hat off out of respect for the dead!"

 

[Matthias]

“The internet has done great good and great harm to the church. The internet has amplified the voices of many good teachers. But it has amplified the voices of false and manipulative teachers as well. Discernment is crucial when navigating Christian conversations online.” - Wendell Phelps

 

[Matthias]

“If our goal is to become a peacemaker who can find solutions to the problems that trouble us most, then our purpose should be to learn and understand where other people are coming from and why.” - Steven T. Collis

 

[Matthias]

“The Lord Christ, and the world that crucified him, are competitors for our hearts.” - John Newton

 

[Matthias]

“Why smart people often do stupid things: Intelligence isn’t a substitute for wisdom.

Intelligence is the capacity to learn. Wisdom is converting learning into good judgment.

Using brainpower requires willpower. It takes self-control to choose future gains over current impulses.” - Adam Grant

 

[Matthias]

“Dearest, I beg of you, sleep properly and go for walks.” - Franz Kafka

 

[Matthias]

“Doctrine doesn’t just motivate discipleship. Doctrine ‘is‘ discipleship. To be a disciple (discipulus, mathetes) is to be a learner in the school of Christ. Contemplating, internalizing, and passing on sound (= healthy, life-giving) doctrine is what it means to follow Christ.” - Luke Stamps