Quotes about Opposition
Ignatius of Lyon said this in the second century: "Christianity is not a matter of persuasive words. It is a matter of true greatness as long as it is hated by the world.
— Shane Claiborne
It is time to pick a side.Either we stand with the gun lobby or we join the president and stand up to them.
— Hillary Clinton
Do not expect consistency. Everything is a contradiction of everything else. Nothing exists but contradictions.
— Ayn Rand
If the rest of them can survive only by destroying us, then why should we wish them to survive?
— Ayn Rand
You must force yourself to consider opposing arguments. Especially when they challenge your best loved ideas.
— Charlie Munger
From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and thwart us in those things that we delight in.
— Jonathan Edwards
The plows of persecution aren't working, and the oxherds haven't even noticed! They plod back and forth, unaware that their opposition is worthless.
— Eugene Peterson
For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.
— Martin Luther
Where good and ill together blent, Wage an undying strife.
— John Henry Newman
No man should be alone when he opposes Satan. The Church and the ministry of the Word were instituted for this purpose, that hands may be joined together and one may help another.
— Martin Luther
They were like two enemies in love with one another.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
What reason did God give Joshua for turning from fear and discouragement in the face of huge opposition? "The LORD your God will be with you wherever you go" (Josh. 1:9). When Jesus told His disciples not to be afraid in the storm, the reason wasn't the removal of their frightful circumstances but the presence of their Savior. "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid" (Matt. 14:27).
— Beth Moore