Muscle and a Shovel Quotes

“It is easier to believe a lie one has heard a thousand times than to believe a fact one has never heard before.”                                                                                                                                               —author unknown”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Doubt causes indecision. Indecision causes inaction. Inaction causes us to put the important back there where the unimportant things reside. Inaction causes idleness and additional doubt. It builds a wall between what's important and what's unimportant. Once those walls grow, it's difficult to know how to tear them down.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Ignorance is bliss but spiritual ignorance is eternal damnation.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“All denominations teach conflicting doctrines; therefore, it isn't possible that all of them are biblically correct.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Dig deep enough and you'll find the location of the most precious element offered to mankind... a flowing river of blood. Christ's blood.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Studying the Bible requires hard work. It takes self-discipline and due diligence. It requires prayerful consideration of the text you are reading, along with the remote text of the other books. Reading the Bible is not a casual read like reading a paperback novel or the daily newspaper. The Bible is a rich, deep, literary, living gold-mine filled with everything that mankind needs for life – eternal life. Studying and understanding the Bible is not for the lazy. Studying the Bible requires muscle and a shovel. It requires mental muscle and a willingness to use honest intelligence (the metaphorical shovel) to dig deep beyond all of our preconceived ideas, our false beliefs, and our comfortable traditions. Studying the Bible takes muscle and a shovel.”
― Michael J. Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“This is your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland and l show how deep the rabbit-hole goes1.” —Morpheus”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“There is some good in every denomination. There is some Truth in every denomination. This is the cunning strategy of Satan. Satan is highly intelligent. Furthermore, he's had thousands of years of experience in deception. He knew that people would never follow him openly.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“It takes muscle and a shovel to read the Bible. It takes a heart that's willing to dig. It takes an honest heart that's willing to lay aside preconceived ideas.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Some of the things in the Bible take more study to understand than others, and people who haven't studied their Bibles (the unlearned and the unstable) wrest the Bible. They literally twist the scriptures and the end will be their own eternal destruction.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Paul said, “Michael, experience has taught me something very valuable.  I have learned not to wrestle a pig.  You see,” he continued, “there’s only two things that ever happen when you wrestle a pig.  1)  It amuses the pig.  2) You end up getting the mire all over you!” God bless you, Paul.  We no longer wrestle pigs. ”
― Michael J. Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“It is easier to believe a lie that one has heard a thousand times before than to believe a fact that one has never heard before.”
― Michael J. Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Doubt causes indecision.  Indecision causes inaction.  Inaction causes us to put some of the most important things in life into that place where unimportant things reside.  Inactions also causes idleness.  Idleness increases doubt.  Doubt, indecision, inaction, idleness: all work like dominos that, once falling, lead to more doubt.  It’s a vicious emotional circle.”
― Michael J. Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Testament Christians today, just like 2000 years ago, partake of the Lord’s Supper on the first day of the week, and there’s a first day in every week.”
― Michael J. Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Today instruments in churches are loved, praised, lauded, adored, applauded and embraced as vital necessities for stimulating worship. However, when the Truth refutes the use of instruments in true New Testament worship, contemporaries cry foul! They resort to emotionalism alleging that God loves musical instruments in worship. Interestingly enough, they can’t find any biblical command or example for the musical instrument in New Testament Christian worship.”
― Michael J. Shank, Muscle and a Shovel

“Doubt causes indecision. Indecision causes inaction. Inaction causes us to put the important back there where the unimportant things reside. Inaction causes idleness and additional doubt. It builds a wall between what’s important and what’s unimportant. Once those walls grow, it’s difficult to know how to tear them down.”
― Michael Shank, Muscle and a Shovel