Biblia

QUIETNESS

See also: Silence; Stillness Study to be quiet. The Bible, 1 Thessalonians 4:11 kjv If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot. John Bunyan O God, make us children of quietness, and heirs of peace. Clement of Rome Sometimes … Continue reading “QUIETNESS”

QUAKERS

Justice Bennett of Derby was the first that called us Quakers, because I bade them tremble at the word of the Lord. That was in the year 1650. George Fox He [Oliver Cromwell] said: “I see there is a people risen, that I cannot win either with gifts, honors, offices or places; but all other … Continue reading “QUAKERS”

QUARRELS

You should either avoid quarrels altogether or else put an end to them as quickly as possible; otherwise, anger may grow into hatred, making a plank out of a splinter, and turn the soul into a murderer. Augustine, The Rule of St Augustine

DOUBT

Who knows nothing doubts nothing. French proverb The wise are prone to doubt. Greek proverb With great doubts come great understanding; with little doubts come little understanding. Chinese proverb

PROVERBS, BOOK OF

The principles of the Proverbs of Solomon are piety, charity, justice, benevolence, and true prudence. Their universal purity proves that they are the word of God. John Calvin Proverbs from around the World

PROTESTANTS

The chief contribution of Protestantism to human thought is its massive proof that God is a bore. H.L. Mencken The faith of the Protestants, in general, embraces only those truths, as necessary to salvation, which are clearly revealed in the oracles of God. Whatever is plainly declared in the Old and New Testaments is the … Continue reading “PROTESTANTS”

PROTEST

When the church concludes that biblical faith or righteousness requires it to take a public stand on some issue, then it must obey God’s Word and trust him with the consequences. Dr Edward Norman

PROTECTION

He kept him as the apple of his eye. The Bible, Deuteronomy 32:10 kjv Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings. The Bible, Psalm 17:8 kjv

PROSPERITY

See also: Wealth In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. The Bible, Ecclesiastes 7:14 kjv Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes. Francis Bacon For a hundred that can bear adversity there is hardly one that can bear prosperity. Thomas … Continue reading “PROSPERITY”