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They Said It: Four Quotes On The Books Of Chronicles

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Four quotes from well-known religious figures about the Old Testament Books of I and II Chronicles:

Jerome (Early Church Father)

“Chronicles is not mere repetition, but a sacred reminder that God remembers His people even when they forget Him.”

Martin Luther

“The Chronicler teaches us that God preserves a remnant and keeps His promises, even through the failures of kings.”

Matthew Henry

“In Chronicles we see the mercy of God magnified, for the story is retold to comfort the returned exiles with the faithfulness of their covenant God.”

F. F. Bruce (Modern biblical scholar)

“Chronicles is theology in narrative form, showing that true kingship and true worship belong to God alone.”

They Said It: Four Quotes On The Book Of Ruth

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Here are four poignant quotes about the relevance of the eighth book of the Bible, the Book of Ruth.

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
“The Book of Ruth is the supreme example in Tanakh of hesed—loving-kindness—shown not by miracles or power, but by ordinary people in everyday life.”

Martin Luther
“This is a lovely and comforting book, for it teaches that God works through the simplest and most ordinary events to bring about His greatest purposes.”

Augustine of Hippo
“In Ruth we see the Gentile brought into the people of God, prefiguring the calling of the nations through Christ.”

John Piper
“The Book of Ruth shows us how God is always doing ten thousand things in our lives, and we may be aware of only three of them.”

They Said It: Famous Quotes About The Book Of Romans

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Here are some famous quotes from influential religious leaders about Paul’s Epistle to the Romans. 

Martin Luther

“The Epistle to the Romans is the true masterpiece of the New Testament and the very purest Gospel. It is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart, but occupy himself with it every day, as the daily bread of the soul.”

— Martin Luther, Preface to the Epistle to the Romans (1522)

John Calvin

“When anyone understands this Epistle, he has a passage opened to him to the understanding of the whole Scripture.”

— John Calvin, Commentary on Romans (1540)

Frederic Godet

“Every great spiritual revival in the Church will be connected as effect and cause with a deeper understanding of this book.”

— Frederic Godet, Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans (1869)

John Stott

“Romans is the fullest, plainest, and grandest statement of the Gospel in the New Testament. Its message is still as relevant and revolutionary as when it was first written.”

— John R. W. Stott, The Message of Romans: God’s Good News for the World (1994)

They Said It: Quotes About The Apostle Paul

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They Said It is a regular feature from Bible Rebel, highlighting quotes from various folks on various topics of interest and relevance to our readers. Here are some memorable quotes about the Apostle Paul – the one from Thomas Jefferson is especially interesting.

Martin Luther (German Reformer):
“The epistles of Paul are the clearest gospel of all. He deals with the true essentials of Christian doctrine with such simplicity, clarity, and depth that they must be treasured above all other writings.”

    John Chrysostom (4th-century Church Father):
    “Put the whole world on one side of the scale, and you will see that the soul of Paul outweighs it.”

      David Hume (Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, skeptic of religion):
      “The conversion of Paul… is a strong proof of the truth of Christianity.”
      (Paraphrased from his Essay on Miracles, where he acknowledges Paul’s radical transformation as a historical argument worth serious consideration.)

        Thomas Jefferson (3rd U.S. President):
        “Paul was the first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus.”
        (From a letter to William Short, 1820. Jefferson admired Jesus’ moral teachings but believed Paul distorted them with dogma.)

          They Said It: Quotes About Luther And The Reformation

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          Introducing a new regular feature from Bible Rebel – They Said It, highlighting quotes from various folks on various topics of interest and relevance to our readers.

          Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German writer and statesman):

          “The Reformation was a great act of emancipation by which man was restored to himself. Luther’s discovery of the Bible opened the door to the modern age.”

          Thomas Carlyle (Scottish historian and essayist):

          “Luther was the great Reformer, the man who alone could challenge the power of Rome and shatter the spiritual bondage of the age. His words were half-battles.”

          Will Durant (American historian, The Story of Civilization):

          “Martin Luther was the most powerful man of his century. He freed half of Europe from papal rule and gave birth to Protestantism, which would reshape the Western world.”