„A jistě, člověk by řekl, že není zapotřebí přílišné neodbytnosti, abychom lidi pohnuli ke čtení té svaté knihy. Rozum tomu velí, zjevení tomu nařizuje: “Víra pochází z slyšení, slyšení pak skrze slovo Boží.”— „Ptejte se na Písma.”“
„Hotovi pak buďte vždycky k vydání počtu všelikému, kdož by od vás požádal zprávy z naděje té, kteráž jest v vás.“ Taková jsou prohlášení a příkazy inspirovaných autorů; příkazy potvrzené doporučením všech, kdo poslouchají to napomenutí. Leč, lze však popřít, že co se týče Biblí v našich domácnostech, jsme nevědomí jejího obsahu; a že z toho ve velké míře vyplývá, že větší část křesťanského světa ví tak málo a mýlí se tak moc v tom, co se dotýká náboženství, které vyznávají?
[(en) And, surely, one would think that much importunity would not be requisite, to induce men to a perusal of the sacred volume. Reason dictates, Revelation commands; “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”—“Search the Scriptures,”—“Be ready to give to every one a reason of the hope that is in you.” Such are the declarations and injunctions of the inspired writers; injunctions confirmed by commendations of those who obey the admonition. Yet, is it not undeniable that with the Bible in our houses, we are ignorant of its contents; and that hence, in a great measure, it arises, that the bulk of the Christian world know so little, and mistake so greatly, in what regards the religion which they profess?]
Zdroj: Ibid., s. 19
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Originál: (en) The word Bible, or book, which I have in my hand, is well applied to the holy scriptures, because it is the book of God, written by him that is, by his order and by those who were inspired by him for that end; and yet, of all writings in the world, these are most neglected! God has condescended to become an author, and yet people will not read his writings. There are very few that ever gave this Book of God, the grand charter of salvation, one fair reading through.
Zdroj: Memoirs of Rev. George Whitefield, revised and corrected with large additions and improvements, to which is appended an extensive collection of his sermons and other writings. S. 583.
Originál: (en) I have little confidence in those persons who speak of, as though he appeared otherwise than by and through the gospel. His Word is so full, so perfect, that for God to make any fresh revelation to you or me is quite needless. To do so would be to put a dishonour upon the perfection of that Word.
Zdroj: [Spurgeon, Charles, Beauty for Ashes: A Sermon (No. 3336), published on Thursday, January 9, 1913, http://www.ccel.org/ccel/spurgeon/sermons59.ii.html, 1.6.2005, 11.2.2016, Christian Classic Ethereal Liberary, angličtina]
Zdroj: [Benedikt XVI., 2011, Velké postavy středověké církve, 213, 978-80-7195-527-6]