“ I believe that people are meant to live in an ongoing conversation with God, speaking and being...

““I believe that people are I believe that people are meant to live in an ongoing meant to live in an ongoing

conversation with God, conversation with God, speaking and being spoken speaking and being spoken

to.”to.”

~ Dallas Willard, ~ Dallas Willard, Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern University of Southern

CaliforniaCalifornia

““The Bible comes to us as The Bible comes to us as divine self-disclosure.”divine self-disclosure.”

~ R.C. Sproul~ R.C. Sproul

““How many have mistaken How many have mistaken the voice of their own the voice of their own

imagination for this witness imagination for this witness of the Spirit of God!”of the Spirit of God!”

~ John Wesley~ John Wesley

““I Believe the Bible says I Believe the Bible says what it means and means what it means and means

what it says.”what it says.”

~ Excerpt from “Snake Handlers,” ~ Excerpt from “Snake Handlers,” A book promoting handling poisonous A book promoting handling poisonous snakes and drinking poison based on snakes and drinking poison based on

Mark 16:18.Mark 16:18.

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Definition of Heresy: Definition of Heresy: A Verse or Two out of A Verse or Two out of

context.context.

~ Anonymous~ Anonymous

““There is no oracle, vision, or There is no oracle, vision, or revelation …which stands revelation …which stands above or apart from the above or apart from the

Bible or Bible or is unanswerable to its is unanswerable to its sovereign scrutiny.”sovereign scrutiny.”

~ James Ryle, Author~ James Ryle, Author

““The Bible does not contain The Bible does not contain esoteric and mysterious esoteric and mysterious

spiritual messages. It tells in spiritual messages. It tells in simple words how ordinary simple words how ordinary

people have discovered God people have discovered God in everyday things – and in everyday things – and

found their lives found their lives transformed.”transformed.”

~ John Drane, Lecturer, Stirling ~ John Drane, Lecturer, Stirling UniversityUniversity

““If I were the devil, one of If I were the devil, one of my first aims would be to get my first aims would be to get folk to stop digging into the folk to stop digging into the Bible….Taking stock today, I Bible….Taking stock today, I

might be pleased at the might be pleased at the progress I had made.”progress I had made.”

~ J.I. Packer~ J.I. Packer

““What if instead of reading What if instead of reading the Bible, you let the Bible the Bible, you let the Bible

read you?” read you?”

~ Neo speaking to Brian ~ Neo speaking to Brian McLarenMcLaren

“…“…not using it to get all of not using it to get all of our questions about God our questions about God answered but instead…”answered but instead…”

~ Neo speaking to Brian ~ Neo speaking to Brian McLarenMcLaren

“…“…trusting God to use it to trusting God to use it to pose questions to us about pose questions to us about

us?”us?”

~ Neo speaking to Brian ~ Neo speaking to Brian McLarenMcLaren

““All Scripture is God-All Scripture is God-breathed….”breathed….”

~ 2 Timothy 3:16~ 2 Timothy 3:16

““You diligently study the You diligently study the Scriptures because you think Scriptures because you think

that by them you possess eternal that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse testify about me, yet you refuse

to come to me to have life.to come to me to have life.

~ ~ John 5:39 - 40John 5:39 - 40

You can You can experienceexperience the the Bible and not Bible and not encounterencounter

GodGod

““Above all, you must understand Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture that no prophecy of Scripture

came about by the prophet’s own came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy interpretation. For prophecy

never had its origin in the human never had its origin in the human will, but people spoke from God will, but people spoke from God

as they were carried along by the as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”Holy Spirit.”

~ II Peter 1:20,21~ II Peter 1:20,21

““But if anyone obeys his word, But if anyone obeys his word, God's love is truly made God's love is truly made

complete in him. This is how we complete in him. This is how we know we are in him: Whoever know we are in him: Whoever

claims to live in him must walk as claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did.Jesus did.””

~ I John 2:5,6~ I John 2:5,6

““Jesus said to them, ‘My Jesus said to them, ‘My Father is always at his work to Father is always at his work to

this very day, and I, too, am this very day, and I, too, am working.’”working.’”

~ John 5:17 (NIV)~ John 5:17 (NIV)

““When the people heard this, When the people heard this, they were they were cut to the heartcut to the heart and said to Peter and the and said to Peter and the other apostles, ‘Brothers, other apostles, ‘Brothers,

what shall we do?what shall we do?’”’”

~ Acts 2:37~ Acts 2:37

““Train a child in the way he Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old should go, and when he is old

he will not turn from it.”he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6 Proverbs 22:6

““It is good to grasp the oneIt is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other.and not let go of the other. The person who fears God The person who fears God

will avoid all extremes.”will avoid all extremes.”

~ Ecclesiastes 7:18 ~ Ecclesiastes 7:18

““Be strong and courageous. Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you your God will be with you

wherever you go.”wherever you go.”

~ Joshua 1:9~ Joshua 1:9