"In Acts 14:1, we are told, "At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed." This is what should be sought in Christian schools, not just teaching, but effective teaching. Christian content alone is insufficient. It must be presented in a certain way, and that way cannot be reduced to technique. Nevertheless, God has graciously made it possible to bring people the truth by how the truth is presented."
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Douglas Wilson quotes (page 3 of 3)
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"We cannot pursue a classical and Christian education as a fad. We are not purchasing intellectual hula hoops for the kids."
"Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?"
"There is no such thing as a guilty pleasure."
"How is it possible to live like a machine and bear fruit like a tree?"
"Fatherlessness is a rot that is eating away at the modern soul."
"Liars are experts in chopping logic and missing the truth slightly - 'Did God say not to eat from any tree?' In order to pin a liar down, words must be defined in the most careful manner available."
"Your deep interests should always have a dog-eared place on your nightstand."
"If you keep the law of God, you are not described in Scripture as a pinched legalist, but rather as happy (Prov. 29:18)."
"God picks us up where we are, not where we should have been"
"Whether the Bible is Law or Gospel depends on the spiritual condition of the one hearing it. If someone is regenerate and loves God, then the whole Bible is Gospel to him. If someone is unregenerate and hates God, the whole Bible is Law to him, the whole thing condemns him."
"A man penetrates, conquers, colonizes, plants. A woman receives, surrenders, accepts."
"How would you describe the spiritual aroma of your home? The source of this aroma is the relationship between husband and wife. Many can fake an attempt at keeping God’s standards in some external way. What we cannot fake is the resulting, distinctive aroma of pleasure to God. Most marriage books address the mere externals of marriage, without seeking to understand the heart issues. Godly marriages proceed from an obedient heart, and the greatest desire of an obedient heart is the glory of God, not the happiness of the household."