Edward John Carnell famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Relevance is not a substitute for the Gospel, but an entry point for it
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Human beings cannot probe the mind of God by asking themselves what they would do if they were God. They are men and not God. And if they are virtuous men, they will wait for God to reveal himself under conditions of his own choosing.
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The heart must be kept tender and pliable; otherwise agnosticism converts to skepticism. In such a case, the value of apologetics is voided, for apologetics is aimed at persuading doubters, not at refuting the defiant. He who demands a kind of proof that the nature of the case renders impossible, is determined that no possible evidence shall convince him.
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Too often faith is used as an epistemological device to avoid the hard labor of straight thinking.
-- Edward John Carnell
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I felt that one of the things God impressed on me was that I needed to start a nonprofit corporation, so that any money that came my way, whether it was an honorarium, a book sale or a gift, would go into a nonprofit ministry.
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I am looking forward to even greater healings and miracles in my ministry.
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I am not officially involved now in the direction of the Teen Challenge ministry, but I rejoice that God permits me to be the father of these ministries.
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Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work
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Can one make the future a substitute for the present? And what guarantee have we that the future will be any better if we neglect the present?
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Mythology is not religion. It may rather be regarded as the ancient substitute, the poetical counterpart, for dogmatic theology.
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When working out, length is not a substitute for intensity.
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Sometimes attaining the deepest familiarity with a question is our best substitute for actually having the answer.
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Consensus is a poor substitute for leadership.
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Anything a customer can do for themselves is where service stops and relevance begins.
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