THE SCRIPTURES HAVE ETERNAL LIFE
"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me."
- 1 John 5:12
THE TESTIMONY OF SCRIPTURE
"The testimony of scripture is so plain that to add anything were superfluous, were it not that the world is almost now come to that blindness, that whatsoever pleases not the princes and the multitude, the same is rejected as doctrine newly forged, and is condemned for heresy."
- John Knox (1514-1572) Scottish Minster, Theologian
HAVE YOU NEVER READ IN SCRIPTURE
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?'"
- Matthew 21:42
WE ACCOUNT THE SCRIPTURES OF GOD
"We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatsoever."
- Isaac Newton (1642-1726) English Physicist, Astronomer
ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
- 2 Timothy 3:16-17
THE GLORIOUS TRUTH PROCLAIMED THROUGHOUT SCRIPTURE
"The immense step from the Babe at Bethlehem to the living, reigning triumphant Lord Jesus, returning to earth for His own people - that is the glorious truth proclaimed throughout Scripture. As the bells ring out the joys of Christmas, may we also be alert for the final trumpet that will announce His return, when we shall always be with Him."
- Alan Redpath (1907–1989), American Evangelist, Pastor, Author
THE SCRIPTURES WILL BE FULFILLED
"I am not speaking of all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But the Scripture will be fulfilled, ‘He who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.’"
- John 13:18
THE PROMISE OF SCRIPTURE IS A WRITING OF GOD
“Every promise of Scripture is a writing of God, which may be pledged before Him with this reasonable request: Do as Thou hast said.”
– Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) English Baptist Preacher
YOU ARE MISTAKEN, NOT KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES
"Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God."
- Matthew 22:29
GO TO THE PAGES OF THE SCRIPTURE
"We need to be very careful to go to the pages of the Scripture to learn about God's will and the leading of the Spirit, and not simply to listen to the popular teachings of the Christian subculture in which we live."
- R. C. Sproul (1939-2017) American Reformed Theologian
SO THAT THE SCRIPTURE WOULD BE FULFILLED
"While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled."
- John 17:12
SO IT IS THE SAME WITH THE SCRIPTURES
"To get the full flavor of an herb, it must be pressed between the fingers, so it is the same with the Scriptures; the more familiar they become, the more they reveal their hidden treasures and yield their indescribable riches."
— John Chrysostom, A.D. 347-407
THE SCRIPTURES HAD TO BE FULFILLED
“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus."
- Acts 1:16
CLEARLY TAUGHT AND URGED IN SCRIPTURE
"Gradual growth in grace, growth in knowledge, growth in faith, growth in love, growth in holiness, growth in humility, growth in spiritual-mindedness - all this I see clearly taught and urged in Scripture, and clearly exemplified in the lives of many of God's saints. But sudden, instantaneous leaps from conversion to consecration I fail to see in the Bible."
- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop
THOUGH ENDURANCE TAUGHT IN THE SCRIPTURES
"For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had."
- Romans 15:4-5
WITH ONE SCRIPTURE OR ANOTHER, STRENGTHEN ME
"Look how fears have presented themselves, so have supports and encouragements; yea, when I have started, even as it were at nothing else but my shadow, yet God, as being very tender of me, hath not suffered me to be molested, but would with one Scripture or another, strengthen me against all; insomuch that I have often said, Were it lawful, I could pray for greater trouble, for the greater comfort's sake."
- John Bunyan (1628-1688) English Minister Writer
YOU ARE MISTAKEN, NOT KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES
"Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God."
- Matthew 22:29
ENABLES THEM TO UNDERSTAND AND LOVE THE SCRIPTURES
"In general, He guides and directs His people, affording them, in answer to prayer, the light of His Holy Spirit, which enables them to understand and to love the Scriptures."
- John Newton (1724-1807) Slave Trader Turned Preacher
THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE SCRIPTURES
"For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- Romans 15:4
AND YOU UNPIN EVERYTHING IN SCRIPTURE
"Disbelieve hell, and you unscrew, unsettle, and unpin everything in Scripture."
- J. C. Ryle (1816-1900) English Anglican Bishop
THE SCRIPTURE, FORESEEING THAT WOULD
"The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.”
- Galatians 3:8
THE SCRIPTURES ARE THE ONLY RECORD IN WHICH GOD
"Since no daily responses are given from heaven, and the Scriptures are the only record in which God has been pleased to consign His truth to perpetual remembrance, the full authority which they ought to possess with the faithful is not recognized unless they are believed to have come from heaven as directly as if God had been heard giving utterance to them."
- John Calvin (1509-1564) French Theologian
NO PROPHECY OF SCRIPTURE IS A MATTER
"But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation."
- 2 Peter 1:20
MINGLING OF TARES AND WHEAT
"Scripture plainly tells us of this mingling of tares and wheat--of mere professors among true believers. Yet misguided students have frequently applied to the children of God the warnings and exhortations meant only for the self-deceived or hypocritical."
- C. I. Scofield (1843-1921) American Theologian, Minister
THE GLORY OF CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES
"The person who never meditates with delight on the glory of Christ in the Scriptures now will not have any real desire to see that glory in heaven. What sort of faith and love do people have who find time to think about many other things but make no time for meditating on this glorious subject?"
- John Owen
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AND PRAYER
"The chief means for attaining wisdom, and suitable gifts for the ministry, are the Holy Scriptures, and prayer."
- John Newton (1725-1790) Slave Trader Captain Turned Christian
THE SCRIPTURES TEACH US THE BEST WAY OF LIVING
The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering and the most comfortable way of dying."
- John Flavel (c.1627-1691) English Puritan Minister
UNTIL I COME, GIVE ATTENTION TO THE PUBLIC READING OF SCRIPTURE
"Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching."
- 1 Timothy 4:13
EVERY SERMON MUST HAVE A SOLID SCRIPTURE REST
"Every sermon must have a solid rest in Scripture, and the pointedness which comes of a clear subject, and the conviction which belongs to well-thought argument, and the warmth that proceeds from earnest appeal."
- Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) American Episcopal Clergyman
THE SCRIPTURE IS BOTH THE BREEDER AND FEEDER OF GRACE
"The Scripture is both the breeder and feeder of grace. How is the convert born, but by "the word of truth"? (James 1:18). How doth he grow, but by "the sincere milk of the Word."? (I Peter 2:2).
- Thomas Watson (1620-1686) Puritan Preacher
THE SCRIPTURES TEACH US THE BEST WAY OF LIVING
The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering and the most comfortable way of dying."
- John Flavel (c1627-1691) English Puritan Minister
INSTILLING IN MY MIND AN EARLY LOVE OF SCRIPTURES
“From the time that, at my mother’s feet, or my father’s knee, I first learned to lisp verses from the sacred writings, they have been my daily study and vigilant contemplation. If there be any thing in my style or thoughts to be commended, the credit is due to my kind parents in instilling into my mind an early love of the Scriptures.”
– Daniel Webster (1782-1852) Writer of Webster’s Dictionary
UNLESS I AM CONVICTED BY SCRIPTURE
"Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason. I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other - my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen."
- Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Priest and Theology Professor
THE MORE SCRIPTURE IS GONE THROUGH
"You see, the more Scripture is gone through, the more comes to light that He is the true God and Eternal Life."
- John Nelson Darby (1800-82) Irish Bible Teacher and Evangelist
GOD SPEAKS TO MAN THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES
God speaks to man through the Scriptures, and He does not reveal normative truth except as it is already revealed in the Scriptures themselves. The test of truth must remain not what man experiences today but what the Scriptures have stated long ago.
- John F. Walvoord (1910–2002) Christian Theologian, Pastor
HAVE YOU EVER READ THIS SCRIPTURE
"Have you not even read this Scripture:‘The stone which the builders rejected, this became the chief corner stone."
- Mark 12:10
THE SCRIPTURES WERE NOT GIVEN FOR OUR INFORMATION
"The Scriptures were not given for our information, but for our transformation."
- D. L. Moody (1837-1899) American Evangelist, Teacher and Preacher
GUIDED BY THE WORD OF SCRIPTURE
“The most promising method of prayer is to allow oneself to be guided by the word of the Scriptures, to pray on the basis of the word of Scripture. In this way we shall not become the victims of our own emptiness.”
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer February 4, 1906-April 9, 1945 (Killed in a Nazi death camp).
TODAY THE SCRIPTURE HAS BEEN FULFILLED IN YOUR HEARING
And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
- Luke 4:21
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