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«My responsibility is to follow the Scriptures which call upon us to occupy the land until Jesus returns»
«I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the Scriptures, but with experiments, and demonstrations.»
«It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.»
«My earlier views at the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the scriptures, have become clearer and stronger with advancing years and I see no reason for thinking I shall ever change them»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(
President)
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About:
Christianity,
Reason
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Keywords:
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The Christian,
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«Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.»
«Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? / Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.»
«I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The scriptures assure me that at the last day we shall not be examined on what we thought but what we did.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(
Inventor,
Philosopher,
Printer,
Scientist,
Statesman,
Writer)
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About:
Religion
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Keywords:
assure,
assuring,
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Last Day,
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The Last,
virtue,
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«Not by accident, you may be sure, do the Christian Scriptures make the father of knowledge a serpent-slimy, sneaking and abominable.»
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
(
Critic,
Journalist)
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Keywords:
abominable,
accident,
Father,
Father of,
scriptures,
serpent,
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sneak up,
The Christian,
The Father
«It is the duty of every cultured man or woman to read sympathetically the scriptures of the world. If we are to respect others' religions as we would have them respect our own, a friendly study of the world's religions is a sacred duty.»
«I am afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the heart of the youth.»
Author: Martin Luther
(
Priest,
Scholar)
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Keywords:
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Gates,
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