Quotes from Ravi Zacharias

Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge that the One in whom that faith is placed has proven that He is worthy of that trust. In its essence, faith is a confidence in the person of Jesus Christ and in His power, so that even when His power does not serve my end, my confidence in Him remains because of who He is.

The four absolutes we all have in our minds: love, justice, evil, and forgiveness.

It is easier to hide behind philosophical arguments, heavily footnoted for effect, than it is to admit our hurts, our confusions, our loves, and our passions in the marketplace of life's heartfelt transactions.

You'll never get to a person's soul until you understand their hurts.

With no fact as a referent, what is normative is purely a matter of preference.

Teaching at best beckons us to morality, but it is not in itself efficacious. Teaching is like a mirror. It can show you if your face is dirty, but it the mirror will not wash your face.

But life's joys are only joys if they can be shared.

Changes in language often reflect the changing values of a culture.

Like a child who suddenly stops sobbing when he is clasped in the arms of his mother, such will be the grip of heaven upon our souls.

There are so many needs in the world, and our hearts cannot carry them all. You must walk to the priorities God has set before you.

God put enough into the world to make faith in Him a reasonable thing. But He left enough out to make it impossible to live by reason alone.

Only God is able to humble us without humiliating us and to exalt us without flattering us.