Henry Van Dyke Quotes

The truths that are found in the Bible are universal truths. And it shapes who you are and guides you throughout your life.

What Bill O'Reilly says means nothing. What Stephen Bennett says means nothing. What God says means everything.

I just feel that if you're the best human being, God will bless you with success.

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.

The power that religion has is that you think nothing is random: If there's a tragedy in my life, that's God testing me or sending me a message.

I think Bible principles are principles for life.

The word of God is a Christian's instructions for life. God speaks to us through His word, so we cannot constantly be running on empty.

The object of preaching is to constantly remind mankind of what they keep forgetting; not to supply the intellect, but to fortify the feebleness of human resolutions.

Faith accepts the Bible as the word and will of God and rests upon its truth without question and without other evidence.

If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion.

Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

God has stated in clear and concise language how He created the universe and we ought not to doubt His Word.

The Word of God is so much broader than people are giving it credit for. Look at Proverbs, a book written on how to live.

The Bible for me is holy writ. It's a very straightforward thing, although I am not a literalist.

Religious belief, like history itself, is a story that is always unfolding, always subject to inquiry and ripe for questioning. For without doubt there is no faith.

The most important message that I can give to you and to all the world is to keep the commandments of God.

That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should be willing to attend to those portions of the Scriptures of truth that direct us home to the foundation.

Genius without religion is only a lamp on the outer gate of a palace; it may serve to cast a gleam of light on those that are without, while the inhabitant sits in darkness.

What I love about believing in a living God is that I believe God is constantly revealing God's self to us over time, and with each succeeding generation, we come a little closer to understanding the mind of God.

We should not run away from religious teachings. We should run to them.

I am no theologian. I am a layman. I am among those who are preached to, and who listen. It is not for me to preach. I should not willingly forego being a listener, a man who reads the Gospels and then listens to what others say that our Lord meant. But sometimes a listener speaks out, and listens to his own voice.

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I've always said that God will somehow enlighten me.

When I pray, I ask for guidance in my life to be the best person I can be, to learn what I need to learn, and to grow from what I learn.

I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.