If you spend any time at all reading the Bible, meditating on its meaning, reading commentaries, or (God preserve you) participating in theological arguments on twitter - then you are probably interested in what other people also think about the Bible. Here's some quick takes from a smattering of historical notables:
The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it. - Napoleon (Bonaparte, not Dynamite)
The observant man recognizes many mysteries into which he cannot pretend to see, and he remembers that the world is too wide for the eye of one man. But the modern sophists are sure of everything, especially if it contradicts the Bible. - Charles Spurgeon
The Bible is a collection of fantastic legends without scientific support. - The Communist Dictionary issued by the Soviet State Publishing
I am going to put the Bible out of business. - Robert Ingersoll
Another century and there will not be a Bible on earth! - Voltaire
Voltaire expected that within fifty years of his lifetime there would not be one Bible in the world. His house is now a distribution center for Bibles in many languages. - Corrie Ten Boom
The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world. - Charles Dickens
It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. - George Washington
We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy. - R.C. Sproul
The greatest proof that the Bible is inspired is that it has stood so much bad preaching. - A.T. Robertson
Reading the Bible without meditating on it is like trying to eat without swallowing. - Anonymous
And my personal favorite (of this bunch):
Most people are bothered by those passage of Scripture the do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand. - Mark Twain
I LOVE the Bible and I can't wait to share that passion with you as we learn to discover our place in the greatest adventure that ever really happened as our new series 'EPIC' begins this this Sunday. Have a great weekend. See you at church!
Looking forward to Epic. If I may...
ReplyDelete“In regard to this Great book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man’s welfare, here and hereafter, are to be found portrayed in it.”
-Abraham Lincoln