Karen Armstrong Quotes

God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.

All men are born with a nose and five fingers, but no one is born with a knowledge of God.

To those who believe but wish their belief to be strengthened, I urge you to walk in faith and trust in God. Spiritual knowledge always requires an exercise of faith.

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

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

Faith is a continuation of reason.

For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand. For I believe this: unless I believe, I will not understand.

I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter,' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return.

But the attitude of faith is to let go, and become open to truth, whatever it might turn out to be.

I don't spend that much time being introspective, believe it or not. All I know is that I grew up not questioning God because that's how you are. God was there like the birds and the wind.

Faith is a continuum, and we each fall on that line where we may. By attempting to rigidly classify ethereal concepts like faith, we end up debating semantics to the point where we entirely miss the obvious - that is, that we are all trying to decipher life's big mysteries, and we're each following our own paths of enlightenment.

For my future I have no concern, and as a true philosopher, I never would have any, for I know not what it may be: as a Christian, on the other hand, faith must believe without discussion, and the stronger it is, the more it keeps silent.

Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.

Faith is not a thing which one 'loses', we merely cease to shape our lives by it.

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

Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.

Faith is a really important part of my life and inspires me in all facets of my life, including my songwriting and my singing.

Religion can be one of the greatest impediments to finding God.

What's different about the Gospel of Thomas is that, instead of focusing entirely on who Jesus is and the wonderful works of Jesus, it focuses on how you and I can find the kingdom of God, or life in the presence of God.

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite.

There's something cool, even on a philosophical level, about understanding the bigger picture and exploring faith, if you will, in a very real way. The more you delve into it and give into it, you just have to have faith. The more you invest in faith, wherever it takes you, some of those jagged edges become less sharp.

I'm a deeply spiritual person, and I strongly believe that God is watching over me!

Before we can know God and understand his great plan it is first necessary for us to believe that he exists and that he rewards all who diligently seek him.