What is required of thee, O man, but to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with thy God. Micah 6:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.
Because satan hates us, he's determined to rob us of the joy we'd have if we believed what God tells us about the magnificent world to come.
treasure up these words in thy heart. Be faithful and diligent in keeping the commandments of God and I will encircle thee in the arms of my love.
IF YOU WALK THROUGH THE FIRE I’LL COME TO THEE. As Bob walked past he wondered how many gods that piece of advice might apply to.
I may not beleive in God, but I believe in guilt and no one wants to dick around with eternity, even if it isn't there.
The gods hate those who plan badly, and help those with good friends, good swords, and good sense.
Psalm 57:1--Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
I refuse to believe that gods want to make mortals unhappy and torment them. That's what humans do. And humans are very definitely not divine.
God had saved him from the fish cellar and that could only mean one thing. He had more work to do. (John Frith, p.64)
The gods damn you, look what you've done! If I want to grow this back, I'll have to endure the most terrifying sex imaginable! Gaahhhhhhh!
I struggled with insecurity because I was trying to find my security in things. But when I began serving God with all my heart, my security was in Him.
Of course, he sees creation as discovery. I mean, everything is already created, by the first cause---call it God if you like; everything is already there to be found.
Remember that our desires will not arrive by our schedule. If you really want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans.
Learned arguments do not make a man holy and righteous, whereas a good life makes him dear to God.
Ultimately, we can really forgive people only because Christ rose from the dead; his Resurrection is the guarantee that God can cure every wrong and every hurt.
Cruel', O'Kelly laughed, 'it's cruel to tell children the truth. If anything convinces me of God's mercy, then it's his gift of making us unable to lie.
The function of the educator is to discover in each individual child the gifts implanted in her by Almighty God and to develop and dedicate them to His service.
The Self-revealing of the Word is in every dimension - above, in creation; below, in the Incarnation; in the depth, in Hades; in the breadth, throughout the world. All things have been filled with the knowledge of God.
But all of us, in some way, reflect an image of God-of who He is. So who's to say what's right or what's wrong about how we look? -Twila
But for you to make this move would reveal the two fundamental tenets of true atheism. One: There is no God. Two: I hate Him.
