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Alister E McGrath Quotes

Within each of us exists the image of God, however disfigured and corrupted by sin it may presently be. God is able to recover this image through grace as we are conformed to Christ Picture Quote #1

If there is no ultimate reality, it’s pointless to think about how we might get there Picture Quote #1

A failure to understand something does not mean it is irrational. It may simply mean that it lies on the far side of our limited abilities to take things in and make complete sense of them Picture Quote #1

One of the most effective ways of changing l the way people think is to change the way they worship Picture Quote #1

Deep down within all of us is a longing to work out what life is all about and what we’re meant to be doing Picture Quote #1

The success of the Inklings also helps us to see criticism in a positive light. There are, unfortunately, people who boost their own sense of importance by criticizing others as a matter of principle. Yet within this community, criticism was a mark of respect and commitment Picture Quote #1

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Beneath all the rhetoric about relevance lies a profoundly disturbing possibility - that people may base their lives upon an illusion, upon a blatant lie. The attractiveness of a belief is all too often inversely proportional to its truth... To allow relevance to be given greater weight than truth is a mark of intellectual shallowness and moral irresponsibility Picture Quote #1

Surely the better way is to pursue a generous orthodoxy, seeing disagreements in the context of the greater agreements which bind us together Picture Quote #1

The state is concerned with the promotion of outward righteousness arising from the individual being constrained to keep the law. The Gospel alters human nature, whereas the state merely restrains human greed and evil, having no positive power to alter human motivation Picture Quote #1

Manz, formerly one of Zwingli’s closest allies, held that there was no biblical warrant for infant baptism. Refusing to recant his views, he was tied up and drowned in the River Limmat Picture Quote #1

Imagination is the gatekeeper of the human soul Picture Quote #1

Faith is not something that goes against the evidence, it goes beyond it. The evidence is saying to us, ‘There is another country. There is something beyond mere reason’ Picture Quote #1

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Surely the better way is to pursue a generous orthodoxy, seeing disagreements in the context of the greater agreements which bind us together Picture Quote #1

Clergy had a vested interest in retaining the old, ways, which made few demands of them as teachers, as spiritual guides, or as moral examples or agents Picture Quote #1

We must not think that religious concerns swamped all other social activities. They simply provided a focal point for them Picture Quote #1

We live on earth; our homeland is in heaven Picture Quote #1

When the old poets made some virtue their theme, they were not teaching but adoring Picture Quote #1

Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish Picture Quote #1

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All the important things in life lie beyond reason... and that’s just the way things are Picture Quote #1

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Within each of us exists the image of God, however disfigured and corrupted by sin it may presently be. God is able to recover this image through grace as we are conformed to Christ (Alister E McGrath Quotes) If there is no ultimate reality, it’s pointless to think about how we might get there (Alister E McGrath Quotes) A failure to understand something does not mean it is irrational. It may simply mean that it lies on the far side of our limited abilities to take things in and make complete sense of them. (Alister E McGrath Quotes) One of the most effective ways of changing l the way people think is to change the way they worship. (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Deep down within all of us is a longing to work out what life is all about and what we’re meant to be doing. (Alister E McGrath Quotes) The success of the Inklings also helps us to see criticism in a positive light. There are, unfortunately, people who boost their own sense of importance by criticizing others as a matter of principle. Yet within this community, criticism was a mark of respect and commitment. (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Beneath all the rhetoric about relevance lies a profoundly disturbing possibility - that people may base their lives upon an illusion, upon a blatant lie. The attractiveness of a belief is all too often inversely proportional to its truth... To allow relevance to be given greater weight than truth is a mark of intellectual shallowness and moral irresponsibility. (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Surely the better way is to pursue a generous orthodoxy, seeing disagreements in the context of the greater agreements which bind us together. (Alister E McGrath Quotes) The state is concerned with the promotion of outward righteousness arising from the individual being constrained to keep the law. The Gospel alters human nature, whereas the state merely restrains human greed and evil, having no positive power to alter human motivation (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Manz, formerly one of Zwingli’s closest allies, held that there was no biblical warrant for infant baptism. Refusing to recant his views, he was tied up and drowned in the River Limmat (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Imagination is the gatekeeper of the human soul (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Faith is not something that goes against the evidence, it goes beyond it. The evidence is saying to us, ‘There is another country. There is something beyond mere reason’ (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Surely the better way is to pursue a generous orthodoxy, seeing disagreements in the context of the greater agreements which bind us together (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Clergy had a vested interest in retaining the old, ways, which made few demands of them as teachers, as spiritual guides, or as moral examples or agents (Alister E McGrath Quotes) We must not think that religious concerns swamped all other social activities. They simply provided a focal point for them (Alister E McGrath Quotes) We live on earth; our homeland is in heaven (Alister E McGrath Quotes) When the old poets made some virtue their theme, they were not teaching but adoring (Alister E McGrath Quotes) Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish (Alister E McGrath Quotes) All the important things in life lie beyond reason... and that’s just the way things are (Alister E McGrath Quotes)