"Christians, for instance, are not, properly speaking, believers in religion; rather, they believe that Jesus of Nazareth, crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose from the dead and is now, by the power of the Holy Spirit, present to his church as its Lord."

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Source : David Bentley Hart (2014). “Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and Its Fashionable Enemies”, p.8, Yale University Press

David Bentley Hart

#Christian Quotes #Jesus Quotes #Believe Quotes

“On every question of construction (of the Constitution) let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit of the debates, and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed.”
“Shoot, two things I said I wasn't going to do: Cry and give air quotes,”

Source : "Michael Keaton Gave An Incredibly Personal Acceptance Speech About His Tough Childhood" by Kirsten Acuna, www.businessinsider.com. January 12, 2015.
“To stand by the beds at sunrise and see the flowers awake is a heavenly delight.”

Source : Celia Thaxter (2008). “An Island Garden”, p.83, Applewood Books
“If excitement is a mechanism our Creator uses for His own amusement, love is something that belongs to us alone and enables us to flee the Creator. Love is our freedom. Love lies beyond "Es Muss sein!”
“People in Seville are very happy, the lifestyle here is very relaxed, you can walk everywhere; it's very easy.”

Source : The Scene Interview, www.cnn.com. February 19, 2007.
“Fashion was the only law, pleasure the only pursuit, and the splendour of dress and furniture was the only distinction of the citizens of Antioch. The arts of luxury were honoured; the serious and manly virtues were the subject of ridicule; and the contempt for female modesty and reverent age announced the universal corruption of the capital of the East.”
“To know the rules of the game, you have to be educated.”
“Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.”

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