Religious Faith Quotes

“Doubt as sin. — Christianity has done its utmost to close the circle and declared even doubt to be sin. One is supposed to be cast into belief without reason, by a miracle, and from then on to swim in it as in the brightest and least ambiguous of elements: even a glance towards land, even the thought that one perhaps exists for something else as well as swimming, even the slightest impulse of our amphibious nature — is sin! And notice that all this means that the foundation of belief and all reflection on its origin is likewise excluded as sinful. What is wanted are blindness and intoxication and an eternal song over the waves in which reason has drowned.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Daybreak: Thoughts on the Prejudices of Morality

“Your right of religious freedom ends where my right of religious abstinence begins...”
― T. Rafael Cimino, Mid Ocean

“We should acknowledge God merciful, but not always for us comprehensible.”
― Charlotte Brontë, Villette

“The Weaver

My life is but a weaving
between my Lord and me;
I cannot choose the colors
He worketh steadily.

Oft times He weaveth sorrow
And I, in foolish pride,
Forget He sees the upper,
And I the underside.

Not til the loom is silent
And the shuttles cease to fly,
Shall God unroll the canvas
And explain the reason why.

The dark threads are as needful
In the Weaver's skillful hand,
As the threads of gold and silver
In the pattern He has planned.”
― Benjamin Malachi Franklin

“it seemed as if hell were put into His cup; He seized it, and at one tremendous draught of love, He drank damnation dry.”
― Charles Spurgeon

“Light can devour the darkness but darkness cannot consume the light.”
― Ken Poirot

“All religions are man-made; God has not yet revealed himself beyond doubt to anybody.”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“I find it much easier to counsel than to be counseled, to reach out to a friend in my small group who is feeling insercure than to reveal my own inseurity. The truth is we don't much like being dependent. We don't enjoy admitting how depeately we long for someone's kindness and involvement. It's so humbling.”
― Larry Crabb

“Thank you Heavenly Father. You heard my petition. You have answered my plea.
May your name be glorified and be praised.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“If we are seeking to serve the God of truth then we should really welcome truth from whatever source it comes. We shouldn’t fear the truth. Some of it will be from science, obviously, but by no means all of it. It will sometimes by perplexing, how this bit of truth relates to that bit of truth; we know that within science itself often enough and we find it outside of science as well. The crucial thing is to be honest.”
― John Polkinghorne

“Hang on! God will be thy strength in any act of your pursuit.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Sesungguhnya aku ini seorang penganggur.
Aku lebih banyak bingung dan menyibukkan diri dengan perkara-perkara remeh
hanya untuk menjaga penampilanku di hadapanMu.
(Penganggur,1989)”
― Joko Pinurbo

“Each mind conceives god in its own way. There may be as many variation of the god figure as there are people in the world”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“The problem sincere Christians have with God often comes down to a wrong understanding of what this life is meant to provide.”
― Larry Crabb

“No human being should be maltreated under any circumstances. We are all wonderful creation of God. May we affectionately love one another.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“I hear Jesus telling us to stop negotiating with Him, to stop offering something we think we have in exchange for His blessings.”
― Larry Crabb

“God is more than able to guide you in the right path. Keep trusting Him.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Never be afraid to travel on a new path.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“She had walked to the brink, abandoning all belief, and just before the bitter end, she was pulled from the abyss by faith.”
― Sage Steadman, Upon Destiny's Song

“The connection between religious faith and mental disorder is, from the viewpoint of the tolerant and the "multicultural," both very obvious and highly unmentionable.”
― Christopher Hitchens

“The Lord is God.
God is Holy.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind

“Even if a man spends his life staring at shadows, he will still know where the sun is.”
― John H.D. Lucy

“La fe y el amor son el conjunto perfecto para recibir el abrazo de Dios diariamente en nuestras vidas”
― Theiska Castillo Medina, Se Fijó en mí

“The whole morality of the Sermon on the Mount belongs here; man takes a truly voluptuous pleasure in violating himself by exaggerated demands and then deifying this something in his soul that is so tyrannically taxing. In each ascetic morality, man prays to one part of himself as god and also finds its necessary to diabolify the rest.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits

“For all the largesse of my mind’s colony where a vividly enflamed man would take off each of the precious stones and melt away the cast, his success ultimately lay in being nice to me, being nice to himself irrespective of the behavior of each; of being proud of me and of himself irrespective of worldly success; holding me in regard with an almost primitive sense of courage, irrespective of the purity of my body or spirit.”
― Noorilhuda, The Governess

“What an irony that modern man, engaged as he is in the pursuit of knowledge, allows himself to be stymied by the dogmas of the Dark Ages, perpetrated as religious tenets.”
― B.S. Murthy, Benign Flame: Saga of Love

“When your faith is anchored in purpose, storms become teachers and silence becomes revelation.”
― Wayne Chirisa

“He compelled their dark achievements to subserve His end, not theirs. They nailed Him to the tree, not knowing that by that very act they were bringing the world to His feet.

They gave Him a cross,
not guessing that
He would make it
a throne.

They flung Him outside the gates to die, not knowing that in that very moment they were lifting up all the gates of the universe, to let the King come in. They thought to root out His doctrines, not understanding that they were implanting imperishably in the hearts of men the very name they intended to destroy. They thought they had defeated God with His back to the wall, pinned and helpless and defeated: they did not know that it was God Himself who had tracked them down. He did not conquer in spite of the dark mystery of evil. He conquered through it.”
― James S. Stewart

“The world says, "Life is all about pleasure," but You say, "Rejoice in suffering, for it produces perseverance" (Romans 5:3). Help me to find joy in trials.
The world says, "You're not worthy of love," but You say, "I love you with an everlasting love" (Jeremiah 31:3). I thank You for Your unconditional love.
The world says, "Seek power and status," but You say, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" (Matthew 5:5). Help me to embrace humility.
The world says, "You're a failure," but You say, "I will make you a mighty nation" (Genesis 12:2). I trust in Your plans for success.
The world says, "Don't take risks," but You say, "Go and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19). Give me courage to step out in faith.
The world says, "You're not talented enough," but You say, "I have equipped you with gifts and talents" (1 Corinthians 12:4-11). I thank You for Your empowering gifts.
The world says, "It's all about looks," but You say, "The Lord does not look at the things people look at" (1 Samuel 16:7). Help me to value inner beauty.
The world says, "Don't trust God," but You say, "Trust in Me, and I will do exceedingly abundantly" (Ephesians 3:20). I trust in Your goodness.
The world says, "You're stuck," but You say, "I will lead you and guide you" (Isaiah 58:11). I trust in Your guidance.”
― Shaila Touchton

“The world says, "It's too hard," but You say, "My yoke is easy, and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:30). I rest in Your sufficiency.
The world says, "You're not good enough," but You say, "You are accepted in the Beloved" (Ephesians 1:6). I thank You for acceptance in Christ.
The world says, "Focus on the problem," but You say, "Focus on Me, and I will give you peace" (Philippians 4:6-7). I fix my eyes on You.
The world says, "You're just a sinner," but You say, "You are a saint, a holy one" (1 Corinthians 1:2). I thank You for making me holy.
The world says, "Don't forgive," but You say, "Forgive seventy times seven" (Matthew 18:22). Help me to forgive freely.
The world says, "You're not important," but You say, "You are valuable to Me" (Matthew 10:31). I thank You for valuing me.
The world says, "Life is meaningless," but You say, "I have come that they may have life in abundance" (John 10:10). I thank You for purpose and meaning.”
― Shaila Touchton