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- Nov 07, 2020
Bible Quotes
Reflections rooted in scripture.
Some quotes on this page recall personal history with the Bible, like early Sunday school lessons at a Baptist church, alongside a more academic curiosity about how sin is actually defined in scripture. For related reading, see God.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy hanging out with friends, going on hikes and playing tennis. I also enjoy Bible study and making dinners. I have a pretty mellow life away from the water.
- Denominator
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- Nov 07, 2020
As God took me through the journey that became the Bible study 'Breaking Free', He taught me to look for a common denominator among the things that triggered my destructive habits.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like reading my bible, I like bible studies where I get together with others and talk about the word of God and how it relates to us and how we can change to become more like him.
- Nov 07, 2020
Drosnin's 'The Bible Code' would hardly be worth mentioning were it not such a smash hit.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
In any long string of letters, one can find countless anomalies that will seem like convincing proofs of hidden meaning to the mind that wants to believe that the text is somehow special. Numerological tricks, for example, can demonstrate that William Shakespeare wrote the 'King James Bible.'
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my office in Jerusalem, there's an ancient seal. It's a signet ring of a Jewish official from the time of the Bible. The seal was found right next to the Western Wall, and it dates back 2,700 years, to the time of King Hezekiah. Now, there's a name of the Jewish official inscribed on the ring in Hebrew. His name was Netanyahu.
- Condemnation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Left masks its distaste for the Bible's condemnation of homosexuality in a straw man argument that Bible believers are violent bigots. They are not. Citing the Bible doesn't make you a bigot against human beings - it makes you a bigot against sin, which is a good thing.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are other people in 'Dreamgirls' who are born-again Christians. We have a Bible study class once a week. It was started by Charles Bernard and myself. We meet at the theater.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My wife and I - her more than me - are really strong Christians. Her whole life revolves around studying the Bible, Bible study, after-school Bible class she does for little kids on Wednesdays, teaches Sunday school.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know about lots of things that have nothing to do with being Asian, that you would never guess from looking at me. I know all about musical theater. I could go on 'Jeopardy!' and knock off the whole Broadway show tunes category. Also the whole Bible stories category.
- Reading
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started reading the Bible. All of a sudden the words jumped off the page and became real.
- Green
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a Green Day guy because the first DVD I bought was Green Day's 'Bullet In A Bible,' the live album. That really empowered me to be not just a drummer but a performer. It's a really crucial part of why I wanted to be in a band.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020