Daniel Piva

“In our scholarly work, we must never substitute pious posturing for actual research and engagement with the evidence. It is an ever-present temptation for Christian scholars engaged in a given debate to present themselves and their position as the “spiritual,” godly, or Christian interpretation or argument. This manner of framing an issue rarely focuses on the evidence itself and regularly serves to alienate the opposing side, whether nonconfessional or other Christian scholars. Such pious posturing also is guilty of committing the fallacy of engaging in an ad hominem argument. You attack the spirituality of your opponent in a given interchange and imply that anyone holding to such a position cannot be spiritual. Pious”
― Andreas J. Kostenberger, Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue

“Genuine spirituality will result in academic excellence.”
― Andreas J. Kostenberger, Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue

“A pregação experimental enfatiza a necessidade de conhecermos as grandes verdades da Palavra de Deus por experiência pessoal. Também testa a nossa experiência pessoal pelas doutrinas da Bíblia. Leva a verdade ao coração para mostrar o que nós somos, onde estamos em nosso relacionamento com Deus, como precisamos ser curados e onde precisamos”
― Joel R. Beeke, Pregação reformada: proclamando a palavra de Deus do coração do pregador para o coração do povo de Deus

“Much less may believers retreat to their ecclesiastical corner and, satisfied with simply having faith, abandon the building of the temple of science to unbelievers, as though science does not concern them.”
― Abraham Kuyper, Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art