John Goldingay famous quotes

The psalm (Psalm 56) hints at the recognition that fear and trust may coexist. The life of faith is then one in which we live in trust even if we also know fear. Perhaps, indeed, trust only exists in the presence of fear.
-- John Goldingay

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The Bible is a collection of writings by lots of different people written over maybe a thousand years, from a number of centuries before Jesus to a century after Jesus. I often like to refer to it as "the Scriptures" to make that point about it being lots of writings that were originally separate. What these writings have in common is that "the Old Testament" is writings that grabbed the Jewish people; writings that convinced them that they were God's word to them. And "the New Testament" is writings that grabbed people who believed in Jesus in the same way.
-- John Goldingay

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God has been working at a purpose to have a good world. That he's spoken to people and explained things so that we can understand what he's been doing and is going to do and can come to understand ourselves. And that he wants to hear from us.
-- John Goldingay

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envy, as a rule, is of success rather than of merit. No one would have objected to his talent deserving recognition - only to his getting it.

But no artist, I now realize, can be satisfied with art alone. There is a natural craving for recognition which cannot be gain-said.

In terms of finding that first international recognition of my work, coming back to Cannes is such a milestone in my life because it began actually with 'Devdas'.

Enlightenment or awakening is not the creation of a new state of affairs but the recognition of what already is.

No one is exempt from the rule that learning occurs through recognition of error.

Poets are always the advance guard of literature; the advance guard of life. It is for this reason that their recognition comes so slowly.

Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live.

Still ours the dance, the feast, the glorious Psalm, The mystic lights of emblem, and the Word.

Awareness and ego cannot coexist.

Fear and faith cannot coexist in our hearts at the same time.