George H. Guthrie > Quotes

“If we are not being moved in heart and moved to new places in life—new levels of obedience to God—we are not really reading the Bible the way God wants us to.”
― George H. Guthrie, Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“the Bible "outlives, out lifts, outloves, outreaches, outranks, outruns all other books."4”
― George H. Guthrie, Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogant words come out of your mouth, for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and actions are weighed by Him.”
― George H. Guthrie, Reading God's Story: A Chronological Daily Bible

“Whoever sheds human blood,  by humans his blood will be shed,  for God made humans in his image.”
― George H. Guthrie, CSB Day-by-Day Chronological Bible: With Daily Readings Guided by Dr. George Guthrie

“If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom!”
― George H. Guthrie, Reading God's Story: A Chronological Daily Bible

“true relationship with God will manifest itself in our works.”
― George H. Guthrie, Hebrews

“As we read on a daily basis, growing in our skill in Bible reading, the rhythm of a life lived deeply in God’s Word will become as nurturing as our daily meals, as spiritually strengthening as daily exercise, and as emotionally satisfying as a good-morning kiss from a spouse. It takes discipline, but Bible reading can come to be a discipline of delight if we open our hearts and lives to it.”
― George H. Guthrie, Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“When slogging through the myriad of laws about priestly worship practices, the tabernacle, uncleanness, and primitive issues of justice, you may feel like the wheels are coming off your momentum. Yet this part of Scripture is also God’s gift to His people. Gems here are waiting to be unearthed from under the seemingly crusty surface, and those gems form a vital part of the foundation of the Bible’s grand story.”
― George H. Guthrie, Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“Church leaders, especially those who serve as the “main minister” or “pastor,” have difficult jobs. In many contexts they are expected to wear the multiple hats of social coordinator, superb orator (several times a week), sensitive and insightful counselor, administrator, motivator, teacher, evangelist, mender of relationships, “marryer,” and “buryer”—all the while cultivating an exemplary personal, spiritual, and family life. The pressure to spend hours in study, hours in the community, hours in visiting prospects, hours in counseling, hours in training the staff, and hours in prayer all add up to unrealistic expectations on the part of the church. The effect can be overwhelming.”
― George H. Guthrie, Hebrews

“24 Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.”
― George H. Guthrie, CSB Day-by-Day Chronological Bible: With Daily Readings Guided by Dr. George Guthrie

“God’s Word, wielded by the Holy Spirit, has the power to sort us out spiritually, to surprise and confront us, growing us in relationship with our Lord Christ. Thus, reading the Bible ought to at once be as encouraging as a mother’s gentle touch and, at moments, as unsettling and disturbing as a violent storm.”
― George H. Guthrie, Biblical Greek Exegesis

“I would suggest that true literacy—the kind that matters—brings about clearer thinking and informed action. Thus, true biblical literacy involves an interaction with the Bible that changes the way one thinks and acts, and that kind of interaction takes time.”
― George H. Guthrie, Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“Warm-hearted, devotional, application-oriented Christianity should be encouraged. The Scriptures were written to change, mold, and direct the lives of God’s people. Yet grave danger lies in focusing on the so-called “practical” teachings of Christianity to the neglect of the “theological.” Theology and practice are both vitally important aspects of following Christ. Notice that in his introduction to the book, the author of Hebrews lays a foundation for his entire sermon with basic Christian doctrine. He uses dogma as a precursor to praxis.”
― George H. Guthrie, Hebrews

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― George H. Guthrie, Read the Bible for Life: Your Guide to Understanding and Living God's Word

“Those who neglect theology may live a shallow, insipid form of Christianity that, in the end, neither affects life nor endures the test of time.”
― George H. Guthrie, Hebrews

“13 But as for you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing good.”
― George H. Guthrie, CSB Day-by-Day Chronological Bible: With Daily Readings Guided by Dr. George Guthrie

“6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For rarely will someone die for a just person — though for a good person perhaps someone might even dare to die. 8 But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 How much more then, since we have now been declared righteous by his blood, will we be saved through him from wrath.”
― George H. Guthrie, CSB Day-by-Day Chronological Bible: With Daily Readings Guided by Dr. George Guthrie

“How countless are your works, Lord!  In wisdom you have made them all;  the earth is full of your creatures.”
― George H. Guthrie, CSB Day-by-Day Chronological Bible: With Daily Readings Guided by Dr. George Guthrie

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― George H. Guthrie, NIVAC Bundle 8: General Epistles, Revelation