Quotes about Doctrine
This doctrine (justification) is the head and the cornerstone. It alone begets, nourishes, builds, preserves, and defends the church of God and without it the church of God cannot exist for one hour.
— Martin Luther
For the Arminian, salvation is possible for all but certain for none. In the Calvinist position, salvation is sure for God's elect.
— RC Sproul
Whatever may be said about the doctrine of election, it is written in the Word of God as with an iron pen, and there is no getting rid of it.
— Charles Spurgeon
At the end of the day, in brief summary: inerrancy is interested in the truthfulness of Scripture and it is a powerful way forcing people to think about that reliability that is God-given.
— DA Carson
Certainly it does make the greatest possible difference what we think about God; the knowledge of God is the very basis of religion.
— J. Gresham Machen
Whoever teaches differently from what I have taught, or whoever condemns me therein, he condemns God and must remain a child of hell.
— Martin Luther
If God consistently sent lightning bolts in response to bad doctrine, our planet would sparkle nightly like a Christmas tree.
— Philip Yancey
People pour themselves into their own doctrines, and God has to blast them out of their preconceived ideas before they can become devoted to Jesus Christ.
— Oswald Chambers
The God of popular religion is not holy.
— RC Sproul
If your God doesn't look like Jesus, we don't worship the same God, sorry.
— Rick Warren
There are scores of thousands of human insects who are ready at a moment's notice to reveal the Will of God on every possible subject
— George Bernard Shaw
Bad theology will eventually hurt people and dishonor God in proportion to its badness.
— John Piper