All Quotes By Tag: God

“If God is indeed dead, I like to think He died laughing.”

“When we place the Bible on equal footing with God, we become paralyzed by how to deal with it–because any criticism of the Bible becomes criticism of God himself.The cure for the religion of Biblicism is the realization that Jesus is the inerrant Word of God, and the Bible is just a collection of inspired and useful writings that introduce us to him.Let me be clear: whenever we find tension between something Jesus taught and something taught elsewhere in the Bible, the tiebreaker always goes to Jesus. Always.”

“Why only at our great peril do we numbly walk past an outstretched hand: anyone we meet might be one of these beings upon whom and unimaginable burden rests. A burden you can ease by creating a sanctuary simply by accepting that outstretched hand in kindness and with an open heart…simply by being present.”

“Maybe the morning sun is a five-cent yellow balloon,And the evening stars the joke of a God gone crazy. Maybe the mothers of the world, And the life that pours from their torsal folds— Maybe it’s all a lie sworn by liars, And a God with a cackling laughter says:“I, the Almighty God, I have made all this, I have made it for kaisers, czars and kings.”

“Mention ‘God’ before one hundred persons and one hundred gods that instant are created.”

“I will eventually come to resemble that which I seek. Therefore, the outcome of seeking the praises of men verses the praises of God begs some serious consideration.”

“I, *** CALL on world believers of righteousness to wage ‘all-out war’ on the World Government, the infidels…Jihad is obligatory, not only for the Muslims!All world believers of righteousness are required to pledge allegiance to Allah!World believers of righteousness must fight the enemies of Allah through uncompromising…I urge the believers to fight; if there be of you twenty steadfast, they shall overcome two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall overcome a thousand of those who disbelieve-O you who believe, fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you and let them find firmness in you. And know that Allah is with those who keep their duty.Behold, if you are in doubt as to my religion, (know that) I serve not those whom you serve besides Allah, but I serve Allah who causes you to die; and I am commanded to be of the believers-Seest thou not those who change Allah’s favour for disbelief and make their people to alight in the abode of perdition-And those who flee for Allah’s sake after they are oppressed, We shall certainly give them a good abode in the world; and the reward of the Hereafter is much greater…And on the day when We raise up a witness out of every nation, then permission (to offer excuse) will not be allowed to make amends.I exhort you only to one thing, that you rise up for Allah’s sake by twos and simply; then ponder! There is no madness in your companion. He is only a warner to you before a severe chastisement.We have adorned the lower heaven with an adornment, the star- They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are reproached from every side.And whoever turns himself away from remembrance of the Beneficent, We appoint for him a devil so he is his associate.They are times appointed for men, and (for) the pilgrimage. And it is not righteousness that you enter the house by their backs but he is righteous who keeps his duty. And go into the houses by their doors; and keep your duty to Allah, that you may be successful.And fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you but be not aggressive. Surely Allah loves not the aggressors.Fight not with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it; So if they fight you (in it), slay them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.And fight them until there is no persecution, religion is only for Allah. But if they desist, then there should be no hostility except against the oppressors.Death, man must face…… death does not bring the life of a man to an end; it only opens the door to a higher form of life.Just as from dust is evolved the man, from the deeds which he does is evolved the higher man.Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy…! I will strengthen thee; yea; I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteouness; Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be confounded; they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish…And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this!I give unto you power to tread on evil and over all the power of the devil, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.I come not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.A Call For The Overthrow Of The World Government!Kill Them All!COMPTON 6:66”

“Our speech was free when we were born, a gift from god.Our incarceration for that same free speech, is a gift from man acting as a god.”

“Yes, I believe that there is life after death. Any physicist will tell you that energy doesn’t die, it only changes forms. What makes you you, Alex? That hunk of gray matter inside your skull? No way. You- all of us- have a life force. Energy. Some people call it a soul. Whatever you call it, it makes you you. And when your body dies, your energy will remain. I can’t say for sure what heaven is. But I have faith that it’s a special place, and that you will be welcome there.”

“I desperately want someone to see the anguish of my soul, for to walk alone in that kind of anguish creates an anguish all its own.”

“I’m not so arrogant as to somehow think that I’m God, but sometimes I find myself acting like I’m a little ‘god’. The fact is, if I try to be either of these I will be neither of these nor anything else of much value.”

“He held out his right hand in the moonlight. From the cut on his wrist the blood was still oozing. Every few seconds a drop fell, dark, almost colourless in the dead light. Drop, drop, drop. To-morrow and to-morrow and to-morrow…He had discovered Time and Death and God.”

“I don’t want to listen to the myriad chorus of voices that call me to various horizons, regardless of how pristine those horizons might be. Rather, I would much prefer to listen for the voice that created the horizons.”

“God sleeps in the rock, dreams in the plant, stirs in the animal, and awakens in man.”

“When Matisse was asked whether he believed in God, his response was, ‘yes, when I’m working’.”