Only once in sacred Scripture is an attribute of God elevated to the third degree. Only once is a characteristic of God mentioned three times in succession. The Bible says that God is holy, holy, holy. Not that He is merely holy, or even
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“Is this the kind of thing in which Jesus Christ is interested, or is it something in which the spirit that is diametrically opposed to Jesus is interested?”
― My Utmost for His Highest
― My Utmost for His Highest
“Horror and terror lurk behind the walls provided so wisely by our ancestors.”
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
― 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
“A truly effective leader, however, must be able to see the shades of gray inherent in a situation in order to make wise decisions as to how to proceed. The essence of thinking gray is this: don’t form an opinion about an important matter until you’ve heard all the relevant facts.”
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
“A modern empiricist historian’s response to ancient (especially Israelite) transcendent historiography might be: “It has not provided information that is reliable since it is so full of deity.” The ancient historian’s response to modern empiricist historiography might be: “It has not provided information that is worthwhile since it is so empty of deity.”
― Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
― Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament: Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible
“The things that are right, noble, and good from the natural standpoint are the very things that keep us from being God’s best. Once we come to understand that natural moral excellence opposes or counteracts surrender to God, we bring our soul into the center of its greatest battle.”
― My Utmost for His Highest
― My Utmost for His Highest
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