Nothing is more dangerous to one’s own faith than the work of an apologist. No doctrine of that faith seems to me so spectral, so unreal as one that I have just successfully defended in a public debate.

Martyrs do not underrate the body, they allow it to be elevated on the cross. In this they are at one with their antagonists.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.

The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.

God is a thought who makes crooked all that is straight.

Cast away your sloth, your lethargy, your coldness, or whatever interferes with your chaste and pure love for Christ, your soul’s husband. Make Him the source, the center, and the circumference of all your soul’s range of delight.

Through the ages, many of His children have had access to the blessings of the gospel, but many more have not.

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

I didn’t want to submit to the army and then, on the day of judgment, have God say to me, ‚Why did you do that?‘ This life is a trial, and you realize that what you do is going to be written down for Judgment Day.

For ninety per cent of those who view him from outside, the Christian God looks like a great landowner administering his estates, the world. Now this conventional picture, which is too well justified by appearances, corresponds in no way to the dogmatic basis or point of view of the Gospels.

About Jesus Christ and the Church, I simply know they’re just one thing.

I wouldn’t ever say if you’re having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life’s a fight. It’s a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.

The blessed of us must save the less of us. I’m blessed, and yeah, I’m planning to go to Heaven.

Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

Let go of yesterday. Let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can, and you’ll get to where God wants you to be.

The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that’s really the essence of the Christian faith.

I believe God gives you the grace to do what you need to do.

Non-violence is the article of faith.

I get up every morning and say, ‚Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.‘

It is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. That is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by the reason.

God is speaking to us. But are we listening to Him? When our conscience begins to nudge us for whatever reason, we might have this low-level misery or uneasiness about whatever it is we’ve done or we’re about to do. At times like this, it’s wise to prayerfully consider whether we’re offending God with our actions.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek – I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

I deal with more practical issues of the Bible.

Gold was a gift to Jesus. If it’s good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me!

First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn’t believe and doesn’t seek the faith. Premise that – and it’s the fundamental thing – the mercy of God has no limits if one turns to him with a sincere and contrite heart; the question for one who doesn’t believe in God lies in obeying one’s conscience.

God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there.

God, as Truth, has been for me a treasure beyond price. May He be so to every one of us.

When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favour of the belief which he finds in himself.

When you feel like it’s too hard to obey God, remember that He will never tell you to do something without giving you the grace, power and ability to do it.

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged – ‚There’s nothing good in my future‘ – I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there’s an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire, and other times God will make you fireproof.

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to god, and keep your face to the raising sun.

People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they’re not all growing in their faith, they’re not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.

If you think it’s going to rain, it will.

The songs are my lexicon. I believe the songs.

God doesn’t dwell in the wooden, stony or earthen idols. His abode is in our feelings, our thoughts.

I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

I don’t believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

Faith is easy; I think people complicate it.

As you read or listen to God’s Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh.

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.

The greatest legacy one can pass on to one’s children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one’s life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.

I have never believed much in luck, and my sense of humor has tended to walk on the dark side.

In all my lectures, I have taught one doctrine, namely, the infinitude of the private man.

When Jesus comes to live in our hearts, the seed of holiness is planted.

Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.

Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.

In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.

And the attitude of faith is the very opposite of clinging to belief, of holding on.

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.

The military can buy our diplomats some time.

The day we receive Jesus Christ as our Savior is one of the greatest days of our lives. Not only are our sins washed away, but God puts His Spirit inside of us and gives us new desires.

New York is definitely ready for the word of God.

Death surrenders us totally to God: it makes us enter into him; we must, in return, surrender ourselves to death with absolute love and self-abandonment since, when death comes, all we can do is to surrender ourselves completely to the domination and guidance of God.

You’ve got to have faith in what you’re doing and not take no for an answer.

Over the years I’ve learned how to lock myself up in a prison of hope, knowing that God has nothing but His best planned for me. He promised me things concerning my ministry and my life.