When you are your own god, you will eventually get bored and want your existence to end because we are not infinite. Enamoured by the finite exists for a finite time only. As finite beings, we can only be enthralled by the infinite. God is infinite. Only he can give us an eternal life and a life full of bliss.
Quotes
Quotes we list here are mostly pearls of wisdom written by people throughout history. They invoke thought on many different subjects and sometimes challenge our misconceptions and biases.
Your life will either be an example or a warning. Choose wisely.
J. Reuben Clark quote
, , Quotes, Truth, 1 J. Reuben Clark is a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While we disagree with Mormon theology and even Church denominations themselves, I feel at liberty to quote anybody, if they utter the truth. Even if they do not apply the truth. J. Reuben Clark in my view uttered the truth in this p...
Do not cast pearls before swine. What this means is that if you have something precious from God or a good understanding of something about God, then there will always be those who rush to trample what treasure you have in your heart. Do not bring this treasure out for them if you can help it. If we are asked to give an a...
Is the Brain of an Atheist Intelligently Designed? I say “Yes!” If your brain was a computer, it could perform 38 thousand-trillion operations per second. The world’s most powerful supercomputer can manage only .002% of that. The human body produces 25 million new cells each second. Every 13 seconds, you produce...
John Bunyan on Prayer
, , Quotes, Prayer, 1 “In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ” ― John Bunyan
The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His Presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts.” A. W. Tozer
The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthqu...
The religious spirit seeks to replace the Holy Spirit as the source of spiritual life. This is every Christian’s battle! When we are truly joined to Christ, unstoppable living waters flow out of our innermost beings. The more that we can get free of the religious spirit, the purer and clearer these waters will be. — R...
