"Truth without love is cruelty; love without truth is hypocrisy. Christ perfectly combined the two on the cross: He both judged sin and embraced sinners."
— Saint Augustine
Source: Confessions
Truth, love, sinner, sin
Views: 384
"Faithful preachers are not concerned with being popular or pleasing others, but with being true to the truth of God’s Word. We are called to preach Christ crucified, not to entertain or pander to the culture."
— John MacArthur
Source: 《The MacArthur New Testament Commentary》
Truth, Culture
Views: 292
"The truth of nature (science) and the truth of revelation (the Bible) originate from the same God. When we explain the principles of solar eclipses to the Chinese, we are dismantling the walls of superstition and preparing the way for them to accept the true God who created the sun and moon."
— amuel Wells Williams
Source: General Introduction to China
Truth, Nature, Revelation
Views: 263
"Translating supreme truth into the language of the common people is an extremely sacred and arduous task. We often debate and pray until late at night over the Chinese translation of a single word. Because we deeply understand that we are not only translating a book, but also digging a well of life for this vast nation, a wellspring of eternal truth."
— Henry Blodget
Source: First draft of the commemorative preface to "The New Testament of Beijing Mandarin"