John Jay Chapman Quotes

The New Testament is the very best book that ever was or ever will be known in the world.

One had better put on gloves before handling the New Testament. The presence of so much filth makes it highly advisable.

The Book of Mormon is chloroform in print.

One does well to put on gloves when reading the New Testament. The proximity of so much uncleanliness almost forces one to do this.

The Bible carries with it the history of the creation, the fall and redemption of man, and discloses to him, in the infant born at Bethlehem, the Legislator and Savior of the world.

I don't mind being criticized. I enjoy being criticized personally, not by rumor.

The Gospel has never changed.

Let him who means to tax another, examine himself, and then he will be silent.

The doctrines of Christian theology are a rhapsody of feigned and ill-invented nonsense

I do take things away from reading reviews. I think they keep you honest.

In football you can take the praise when it comes, but you've got to be ready to take the criticism as well.

It's not always caving to pressure: Sometimes criticism hits close to home; sometimes criticism changes our minds about something we've put out into the world.

If you have no will to change it, you have no right to criticize it.

The only place we can find a clear, unmistakable message is in the Word of God, which we call the Bible.

When something goes wrong, accuse yourself first. Even the wisdom of Plato or Solomon can wobble and go blind

One mustn't criticize other people on grounds where he can't stand perpendicular himself

To ignore Scripture is to ignore Christ.

The familiar writer is apt to be his own satirist. Out of his own mouth is he judged.

Hebrews . This book is much superior to most of the writings attributed to St. Paul, though passages in the other books are very admirable.

If you never condemned you would never need to forgive.

I say only that this man [Donald Trump] is not Christian if he has said things like that [about wall]. We must see if he said things in that way and in this I give the benefit of the doubt.

Judge not, lest ye be judged judgmental.

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

If you really look at my lyrics, nobody's exempt. Nobody's exempt from observation, criticism or what I think is correction.