Surprised by Faith Quotes

“The point Jesus makes is that faith is proven by its action. If there is no response derived from the will and the knowledge, then there is no faith either. In other words, according to the teaching of the Bible, to qualify as legitimate, faith must consist of all three components: knowledge, will, and response.”
― Don Bierle, Surprised by Faith: A Skeptic Discovers More to Life than What We Can See, Touch, and Measure

“J.N.D. Anderson, former director of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies at the University of London, rightly said that the resurrection is “either the supreme fact in history or it is a gigantic hoax...” and if it is true, then “to fail to adjust one’s life to its implications means irreparable loss.”
― Don Bierle, Surprised by Faith: A Skeptic Discovers More to Life than What We Can See, Touch, and Measure

“Ultimately, the problem of the meaning of history revolves around the question: ‘Who is man himself and what is his origin and final destination?’ Outside the central biblical revelation of creation, the fall into sin and redemption through Jesus Christ, no real answer is to be found to this question.”
– Herman Dooyerweerd,
Dutch professor of philosophy”
― Don Bierle, Surprised by Faith: A Skeptic Discovers More to Life than What We Can See, Touch, and Measure

“The Archbishop of Canterbury: “Jesus is the Son of God, you know.” Jane Fonda: “Maybe He is for you, but He’s not for me.” Archbishop: “Well, either He is or He isn’t.” Conversation on the Dick Cavett Show”
― Don Bierle, Surprised by Faith: A Skeptic Discovers More to Life than What We Can See, Touch, and Measure