Quotes about Author

Nothing can make that man truly miserable that hath God for his portion, nor nothing can make that man truly happy that [lacks] God for his portion. God is the author of all true happiness; he is the donor of all true happiness; he is the maintainer of all true happiness, and he is the centre of all true happiness. . . . He that hath him for his God, for his portion, is the only happy man in the world.

The fear of God is a profound respect for His holiness, which includes a fear of the consequences of disobeying Him.

When an atheist enjoys the cool breeze of a sunny autumn day as he writes his treatise saying God doesn't exist, the ultimate source of his pleasure remains God. God is the author of the universe itself—including the powers of rational thought the atheist misuses to argue against God. David

If God is the author of life, there must be a script.

Truth is not only a matter of offense, in that it makes certain assertions. It is also a matter of defense in that it must be able to make a cogent and sensible response to the counterpoints that are raised.

Wonder is that possession of the mind that enchants the emotions, while never surrendering reason.

To deny the Christian the privilege of propagation is to propagate him or her the fundamental beliefs of another religion.

meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain, but from being weary of pleasure.....It is not pain that has driven the West into emptiness, it has been the drowning of meaning in the oceans of our pleasures.

The reality is that if religion is to be treated with intellectual respect, then it must stand the test of truth, regardless of the mood of the day.

Teaching must become the center of worship again, and the ideas that shape our expressions must be biblically induced and shaped.

Even though we did not author creation, we wish to author morality and take the reins of life.

In life's most severe tests of motives, there is a politician in each and every one of us.