These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
Righteousness in the Bible is not a norm-prescribing ethics, but faithfulness to a relationship. The righteous person is loyal to the claims of all personal relationships.
id: 271 | source: LaSor, Hubbard, Bush, OT Survey 2ed p 49 | tags: Relationships, Righteousness
"The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that
each party is worse than the other."
Take the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous. Napoleon was sweeping through Austria; blood was flowing freely. Nobody then cared about babies. But the world was overlooking some terribly significant births.
For example, William Gladstone was born that year. He was destined to become one of England's finest statesman. That same year, Alfred Tennyson was born to an obscure minister and his wife. The child would one day greatly affect the literary world in a marked manner. On the American continent, Oliver Wendell Holmes was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. And not far away in Boston, Edgar Allan Poe began his eventful, albeit tragic, life. It was also in that same year that a physician named Darwin and his wife named their child Charles Robert. And that same year produced the cries of a newborn infant in a rugged log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. The baby's name? Abraham Lincoln.
If there had been news broadcasts at that time, I'm certain these words would have been heard: "The destiny of the world is being shaped on an Austrian battlefield today." But history was actually being shaped in the cradles of England and America. Similarly, everyone thought taxation was the big news--when Jesus was born. But a young Jewish woman cradled the biggest news of all: the birth of the Savior.
The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time." --
id: 2126 | source: Edwin Bliss | tags: Excellence, Perfectionism
Judas
Betrayed Jesus
Premeditated sin (Luke 22:4-6)
Was seized with remorse (Luke 27:3)
Felt guilty not after his action, but after the consequences of his action (Luke 27:3)
Condemned himself (Matthew 27:5)
Experienced death
Peter
Denied Jesus three times
Spontaneous sin (Luke 22:33)
Wept bitterly (Luke 22:62)
Felt guilty after his action (Luke 22:60-62)
Received Christ’s forgiveness (John 21:19)
Experienced new life