Archive for the 'Quotes' Category
January 18th, 2010 by Greg Steward
“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of Conservatives is to prevent mistakes from being corrected. Even when the revolutionist might himself repent of his revolution, the traditionalist is already defending it as part of his tradition. Thus we have two great types–the advanced person who rushes us into ruin, and the retrospective person who admires the ruins.”
G. K. Chesterton, Illustrated London News, 19 April 1924
(reposted from Evangel)
December 8th, 2009 by Greg Steward
Reformation21 blog reports this quote of Tim Keller from an interview in New York magazine. This quote is in reference to “spiritual adultery” — God’s creation worshiping something other than the creator.
“God is in the longest bad marriage in history.”
Should you get out of a bad marriage? Only if you have been in it longer than God has.
October 23rd, 2009 by Greg Steward
“God has acted in grace and mercy through the death of Christ with an offer of forgiveness, to which people must respond in faith, turning from evil, receiving empowerment through God’s Spirit, and looking forward to eternal life.” (William D. Mounce, The Pastoral Epistles, WBC v.46, lxxvi.)
[Quote posted at http://julianfreeman.ca/gospel/answer]
June 25th, 2009 by Greg Steward
“From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear,
no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.”
Isaiah 64:4
June 24th, 2009 by Greg Steward
“Paradise will not be a hall of mirrors. It will be a display of majesty. And it won’t be ours.”
John Piper, “The Passion of Jesus Christ,” p 117.
May 28th, 2009 by Greg Steward
Some people come to religion looking for good advice; the heart of Christianity is Good News.
Not a quote, but based upon a comment made by Michael Horton in a talk given on May 2, 2009.
His talks (three plus Q&A), Gospel-Driven: Good News People in a Bad News World, are available for download.
March 11th, 2009 by Greg Steward
“If we do not change direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.”
- Chinese proverb
March 8th, 2009 by Greg Steward
“Nothing can satisfy the curiosity of vain men, nor ought we wish to satisfy it.” John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1.17.12
March 8th, 2009 by Greg Steward
“Ignorance of providence is the ultimate of all miseries; the highest blessedness lies in the knowledge of it.” – John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1.17.11
February 28th, 2009 by Greg Steward
“But we must so cherish moderation that we do not try to make God render account to us,
but so reverence his secret judgments as to consider his will the truly just cause of all things.
When dense clouds darken the sky, and a violent tempest arises,
because a gloomy mist is cast over our eyes,
thunder strikes our ears and all our senses are benumbed with fright,
everything seems to us to be confused and mixed up;
but all the while a constant quiet and serenity ever remain in heaven.
So must we infer that, while the disturbances in the world deprive us of judgment, God out of the pure light of his justice and wisdom tempers and directs these very movements in the best-conceived order to a right end.
And surely on this point it is sheer folly that many dare with greater license to call God’s works to account, and to examine his secret plans, and to pass as rash a sentence on matters unknown as they would on the deeds of mortal men. For what is more absurd than to use this moderation toward our equals, that we prefer to suspend judgment rather than be charged with rashness; yet haughtily revile the hidden judgments of God, which we ought to hold in reverence?”
John Calvin, “Institutes of the Christian Religion,” 1.17.1, paragraph 3