Apologetics Quotes 2

Thomism: Keepin' it real, since 1225!
"If there is anything true, then there must be truth."
"Whatever arguments are brought forward against the doctrines of the faith are conclusions incorrectly derived... and so there exists the possibility to answer them."

G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"Tolerance- is the virtue of a man without convictions."

C.S. (CLIVE STAPLES) LEWIS, 1898-1963, (on the importance of apologetics):
"To be ignorant and simple now- not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground, would be to throw down our weapons, and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy must be answered... The learned life then, is for some, a duty."
"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date."

D.L. Moody (1837-1899)
"I never saw a useful Christian who was not a student of the Bible."

Theodore Roosevelt (26th President of the U.S., 1858-1919)
"Far better it is to dare mighty things-
to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure-
than to rank with those poor spirits
who neither enjoy much nor suffer much
because they live in the gray twilight
that knows neither victory nor defeat."

JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703-1758):
"I go forth to preach with two propositions in mind. First- that every one ought to give their heart to Christ. Secondly- even if no one gives their heart to Christ, I will give Him mine."

VANCE HAVNER (1901-1986):
"The person God uses, is
Quiet enough to hear Him,
Brave enough to proclaim Him,
and honest enough to obey Him."
"Plenty of church members are shaky on what they believe, but not shaken by what they believe."
"We are the salt of the earth, mind you, not the sugar. Our ministry is to truly cleanse, not just to change the taste."
"The church is a hospital for sinners, not just a museum for saints."

AUGUSTINE (354- 430 A.D.):
"The heart is restless, 'till it rests in Thee."
"Jesus loved each one of us, as if there were only one of us."

G.K. (Gilbert Keith) CHESTERTON (1874-1936):
"O God of earth and altar, bow down and hear our cry.
Our earthly rulers falter, the people drift and die;
The walls of gold entomb us, the swords of scorn divide,
Take not thy thunder from us, but take away our pride.
From all that error teaches, from lies of tongue and pen,
from all the easy speeches, that comfort cruel men;
From sale and profanation, of honor and the sword,
from sleep and from damnation, deliver us, Dear Lord."

"It is not that Christianity has been tried and found wanting;
It has been found difficult and left untried."

"The incarnation of Christ makes nothing but dust and nonsense of "comparative religion." Nobody else except these messengers has any Gospel. Nobody else has any Good news, for the simple reason that nobody else has any news."

CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON (1843-1892):
"In the red sea of His own blood, Jesus drowned the "Pharoah" of our sins."

MARTIN LUTHER (1483-1546):
"For feelings come and feelings go,
and feelings are deceiving,
my warrant is the word of God,
'Naught else is worth believing.
Though all my heart should feel condemned
For want of some sweet token,
There is one greater than my heart,
Whose word cannot be broken.
I'll trust in God's unchanging Word,
'Till soul and body sever,
For though all things shall pass away,
His Word shall stand- forever."

BLAISE PASCAL (1623-1662):
"Not only do we know God by Jesus Christ alone, but we know ourselves only by Jesus Christ. We know life and death only through Jesus Christ. Apart from Jesus Christ, we do not know what is our life, nor our death, nor God, nor ourselves. Thus, without Scripture, which has Jesus alone for its object, we know nothing, and see only darkness and confusion in the nature of God, and in our own nature." (Pensees, 547).
"...THEREFORE, I reject all other religions. In that way I find an answer to all objections. It is right that a God so pure should only reveal Himself to those whose hearts are purified.
So I hold out my arms to my Redeemer, who, having been foretold for four thousand years, has come to suffer and die for me on earth, and the time and under all the circumstances foretold. By His grace, I await death in peace, in the hope of being eternally united with Him. Yet I live with joy, whether in the prosperity which it pleases Him to bestow on me, or in the adversity which He sends for my good, and which He has taught me to bear by His example" (Pensees 736).

JOHN MACARTHUR (author, founder of Grace to You broadcast)
"These are the virtues that make for spiritual stability...peace, joy, humility, and faith...Spiritual stability comes to those who learn to accept less than they deserve. Philippians 4:5 says, "Let your forebearing be known to all men." What he means by forebearing is really your willingness to accept less than you deserve. He's talking here about the spiritual virtue of humility. You can call it forebearing, you can call it contentment, you can call it humble graciousness. It is the attitude of a person who seeks nothing so that when he gets nothing he's not concerned with that. Humility.... What are you going to worry about when the Lord is there? He transcends every problem, every difficulty, every test, every trial, every temptation. So, the bottom line here is how much do you know about God, and how much do you trust God. If you trust God, you will transcend your difficulty, because you will understand who God is. You will understand the purposes of God, you will understand that God is in control and you will therefore be calm in the midst of your storm. Let's call this the virtue of faith...You will trust God and know He's in charge."

Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
"Without religion morality falters. When morality falters the Pandora's box of corruption, crime and decay set in to be followed by the demise of the nation."