Archive for category: God

And he told them this parable: The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I’ll say to myself, You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich towards God.

The Bible, Lucas 12, 16-21 (NIV) – Quotations book 2013

God loves us not because we are lovable, but because He ist love.

C. S. Lewis – Britisch writer (1898-1963), from Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis: Volume III, Letter to Mary Van Deusen, May 25, 1951

It is an anomaly of modern life that many find giving to be a burden. Such persons have omitted a preliminary giving. If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy.

attributed to John S. Bonnell – American pastor and author (1893-1992), Quotations book 2009

God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world..

C. S. Lewis – British writer (1898-1963), from “The Problem of Pain” (1940)

Whenever two people forgive each other, it is Christmas.
Whenever you show understanding for your children, it is Christmas.
Whenever you help a person, it is Christmas.
Whenever someone decides to live honestly, it is Christmas.
Whenever a child is born, it is Christmas.
Whenever you try to give a new meaning to your life, it is Christmas.
Whenever when you look at each other, with the eyes of the heart, with a smile on your lips, it is Christmas.

Because love is born.
Because peace is born.
Because justice is born.
Because hope is born.
Because joy is born.
Because Christ, the Lord, is born.

from Brazil – Quotations book 2019

Cada vez que duas pessoas se perdoam, é Natal.
Cada vez que você mostra compreensão com as suas crianças, é Natal.
Cada vez que você ajuda uma pessoa, é Natal.
Cada vez que alguém decide viver honestamente, é Natal.
Cada vez que nasce uma criança, é Natal.
Cada vez que você procura dar um sentido novo à sua vida, é Natal.
Cada vez que você olhar alguém com os olhos do coração, com um sorriso nos lábios, é Natal.

Porque nasce o Amor.
Porque nasce a Paz.
Porque nasce a Justiça.
Porque nasce a Esperança.
Porque nasce a Alegria.
Porque nasce Cristo, Nosso Senhor.

do Brasil – Livro de cotações 2019

What I possess, God owns.

Howard Dayton -co-founded Crown Financial Ministries (b. 1943), Quotations book 2008

A lot of people are willing to give God the credit, but not too many are willing to give him the cash.

Wisdom

The same God who is orchestrating plans too marvelous for my mind to grasp is within my reach right now.

Alicia Bruxvoort – American writer and motivational speaker (b. 1972), from the newspaper article “Respect His wisdom” (“Thomasville Times”, 30. December 2020)

Fader i Himlene! Hvad er dog et Menneske uden Dig!
Hvor er Alt hvad han veed, var det end det Mangfoldiges Mængde, kun et afbrudt Stykke, hvis han ikke kjender Dig;
er al hans Stræben, var den end omfattende en Verden, kun et halvgjort Arbeide, hvis han ikke kjender Dig, Du den Ene, som er Eet og som er Alt!
Saa give Du i Forstanden Viisdom til at fatte det Ene, i Hjertet Oprigtighed til at annamme Forstaaelsen, i Villien Reenhed ved kun at ville Eet;
saa give Du i gode Dage Vedholdenhed til at ville Eet, i Adspredelser Samling til at ville Eet, i Lidelser Taalmod til at ville Eet.
O, Du som giver baade at begynde og at fuldkomme, Du give aarle, naar Dagen gryer, den Unge Beslutningen at ville Eet;
naar Dagen helder give Du Oldingen en fornyet Ihukommelse af sin første Beslutning, at det Sidste maatte være som det Første, det Første som det Sidste, være Dens Liv, der kun har villet Eet.

Father in heaven, what is man without you!
What is all that he knows, vast accumulation though it be, but a chipped fragment if he does not know you!
What is all his striving, could it even encompass a world, but a half-finished work if he does not know you: you the One, who is one thing and who is all!
So may you give to the intellect, wisdom to comprehend that one thing; to the heart, sincerity to receive this understanding; to the will, purity that wills only one thing.
In prosperity may you grant perseverance to will one thing; amid distractions, collectedness to will one thing; in suffering, patience to will one thing.
O you who give both the beginning and the completion, may you early, at the dawn of day, give to the young person the resolution to will one thing.
As the day wanes, may you give to the old person a renewed remembrance of their first resolution, that the first may be like the last, the last like the first, in possession of a life that has willed only one thing.

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard – Danish Protestant theologian an philosopher (1813-1855), known as one of the most important academics in Denmark, from “Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing”, in “Edifying Discourses in Diverse Spirits” (1847), Quotations book 2017

I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

C. S. Lewis – British writer (1898-1963), from “Is Theology Poetry?” (1944), Quotations book 2015

If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator.

If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist.

If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist.

If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer.

But our greatest need was forgiveness, so God sent us a Savior.

seen Pentecost 1994 in New Orleans – Quotations book 2002 + 2006

L’Evangile n’est pas un livre: c’est un être vivant, avec une action, une puissance, qui envahit tout ce qui s’oppose à son extension.

Napoléon Bonaparte – Général français et empereur de 1804-14 et 1815 (1769-1821), de “Sentiment de Napoléon sur le Christianisme: conversations religieuses”, chapitre 16, “De La Divinité de Jesus-Christ” (à titre posthume 1843), Brochure de citation 2022

The gospel is not a book; it is a living being, with an action, a power, which invades every thing that opposes its extension, behold!

Napoleon Bonaparte – French general and 1804-14 and 1815 emperor (1769-1821), from “Sentiment de Napoléon sur le Christianisme: conversations religieuses”, chapter 16, “De La Divinité de Jesus-Christ” (posthumously 1843), Quotations book 2022

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways, they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

The Bible, Psalms 91:11-12 (NIV)

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

George Washington – American politician, 1789-97 first president (1732-99), Quotations book 2006

Helgon äro de människor, som göra det lättare för andra att tro på Gud.

A saint is one who makes it easier for others to believe in God.

Nathan Söderblom – Swedish Lutheran theologian, 1914-31 Archbishop of Uppsala, Nobel Peace Prize 1930 (1866-1931), in “Den levande Guden: grundformer av personlig religion” (“The Living God”, 1932), Quotations book 2016

Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it! I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.

Billy Graham – born William Franklin Graham jr., American evangelist (1918-2018), from “Billy Graham: God’s Ambassador” (1999), Quotations book 2018

I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but rather, I believe in order that I may understand.

Neque enim quaero intelligere ut credam, sed credo ut intelligam.

Anselm of Canterbury – medieval Christian theologian, founder of scholastik (c. 1033-1109), from “Proslogion”, chapter I (1077/78), Quotations book 2022

The church does not satisfy expectations; it celebrates mysteries.

Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini – Italian Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Milan from 1979 to 2002 (1927-2012), from the dialogue with Umberto Eco “Belief Or Nonbelief – A Confrontation” (1996, engl. 2000)

La Chiesa non soddisfa attese, celebra misteri.

Carlo Maria Cardinale Martini – Sacerdote cattolico italiano, arcivescovo di Milano dal 1979 al 2002 (1927-2012), dal dialogo con Umberto Eco “In cosa crede chi non crede?” (1996, inglese 2000)

As long as we entertain only good options, we will never experience God’s best.

Dr. Ed Silvoso – Argentinian author, documentarian and evangelist (b. 1945), from “That None Should Perish: How to Reach Entire Cities for Christ Through Prayer Evangelism” (1994)

Nous ne connaissons Dieu que par J.-C. Sans ce médiateur est ôtée toute communication avec Dieu.

Blaise Pascal – Mathématicien et philosophe français (1623-1662), a “Pensée Non. 221”

The modern clergy believe they can bring man closer to Christ by insisting on Christ’s humanity.
Thus forgetting that we do not trust in Christ because He is man, but because He is God.

Nicolás Gómez Dávila – Colombian philosopher (1913-1994), from “Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección”, p. 472 (1977), Quotations book 2017

El clero moderno cree poder acercar mejor el hombre a Cristo, insistiendo sobre la humanidad de Jesús.
Olvidando así que no confiamos en Cristo porque es hombre, sino porque es Dios.

Nicolás Gómez Dávila – filósofo columbiano (1913-1994), de “Escolios a un texto implícito” (1977), Libro de citas 2017

You say: “I can’t figure things out.”
God says: “I will make straight your paths.”

You say: “I can’t forgive myself.”
God says: “I forgive you.”

You say: “I’m too tired.”
God says: “I will give you rest.”

You say: “Nobody really loves me.”
God says: “I love you.”

You say: “I can’t do it.”
God says: “You can do all things.”

You say: “It’s not worth it.”
God says: “It will be worth it.”

You say: “I feel all alone.”
God says: “I will never leave you or forsake you.”

You say: “It’s impossible.”
God says: “All things are possible.”

Motivational saying – Quotations book 2015

The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

Huius mundi ratio ad successum nos dominatumque propellit; Dei tamen mens ad humilitatem, ministerium atque amorem incitat.

Pope Francis – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, since 2013 Holy Father (b. 1936), in a message on Twitter (2nd June 2013), Quotations book 2018

Menneskets Storhed afhænger ene og alene af Guds-Forholdets Energie i ham.

The greatness of a man depends simply and solely on the energy of the God-relation in him.

Søren Aabye Kierkegaard – Danish Protestant theologian an philosopher (1813-1855), known as one of the most important academics in Denmark, from “The Concept of Anxiety” (“Begrebet Angest”, published under the pseudonym Vigilius Haufniensis, “the Watchman of Copenhagen”, 1844)

The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.

C. S. Lewis – British writer (1898-1963), from “Mere Christianity” (1952)

If what we want does not happen, it will still happen what is better.

Si non fiet, quod volumus, fiet tamen, quod melius est.

Martin Luther – German reformer (1483-1546), from his letter to Philipp Melanchthon from the Coburg (12.11.1529), Quotations book 2019

Once you have taken in the sight of the beautiful child in the manger – take your time, do not hurry away.
First make his eyes your eyes, his ears your ears and his mouth your mouth.
Make his hands your hands, his smile your smile and his greeting your greeting.
Then you will recognize your sister, your brother, in every person.
And as you dry their tears and share their joy, God’s Son is also born in you and you may rejoice.

Christmas thoughts, often attributed to Marisa Roos – German poet, Quotations book 2020

Don’t store your profits here on earth, they can erode away or be stolen. Store them in heaven where they will never lose their value, and are safe from thieves! If your profits are in heaven your heart will be there too.

The Bible, Matthew 6:19-21 (N.N.) – Quotations book 2006

The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.

E. M. Bounds – American writer and member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South (1835-1913), from “Power Through Prayer” (1910)

And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.”

Minnie Louise Haskins – British poet and sociologist (1875-1957), from the poem “The Gate of the Year” (1908), which became popular, after King Georg VI. (1936-1952 king of England, 1895-1952) quoted it in his 1939 Christmas broadcast

Out of the freedom from worry that God’s generosity provides comes an impulse toward simplicity rather than accumulation.

John Piper – American pastor and author (b. 1946)

The Lord and King gives me strength. … He helps me walk on the highest places.

The bible, Habakkuk 3:19 (NIRV)

Reality, in fact, is usually something you could not have guessed. That is one of the reasons I believe Christianity. It is a religion you could not have guessed, I should feel we were making it up. But, in fact, it is not the sort of thing anyone would have made up. It has just that queer twist about it that real things have.

C. S. Lewis – British writer (1898-1963), from “Mere Christianity” (1952)

Être à l’image de Dieu, ne signifie pas être l’icône de Dieu, mais se trouver dans sa trace.

Emmanuel Lévinas – philosophe et ecrivain français (1906-1995), de “La Trace de l’Autre” (1963), Brochure de citation 2016

For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The Bible, 2 Timotheus 1:7 (KJV) – Quotations book 2012

In our good works nothing is our own.

Johan Calvin – born Jean Cauvin, French reformator and founder of the Calvinism (1509-1564)

“What are we to make of Christ?” There is no question of what we can make of Him, it is entirely a question of what He intends to make of us.

C. S. Lewis – British writer (1898-1963), from the essay “What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ?” (1950), published in “God in the Dock” (1970)

God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.

J. Hudson Taylor – called “Pioneer in the Forbidden Land”, English missionary in China (1832-1905)

Faith is to hold on to the fact that the seemingly unanswered prayer of many years is no futile routine, but a means through which God reaches his great eternal objectives – in due course.

Dr. Pamela Reeve – American theologian, Multnomah University (1916-2013)

Unless we are governed by God, we shall be ruled by tyrants.

attributed to William Penn – American Quaker and preacher, foundet the state of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)