Elton Trueblood said this quote

“ He (Lincoln) saw how intellectually and spiritually impoverished a person would be if he was limited to his own personal resources. The Bible, he recognized, vastly enlarged the area of experience on which an individual might depend. ”

Famous Quotes of Elton Trueblood

Famous quotes of Elton Trueblood from the classy quote

See all

It is the vocation of the Christian in every generation to out-think all opposition.

~ Elton Trueblood

Elton Trueblood Christian Culture Mind

Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about Him.

~ Elton Trueblood

Elton Trueblood Argument Debate Division Prayer Unity

He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God who was both in the world and above the world.

~ Elton Trueblood

Elton Trueblood Glory Of God Prayer Theology Worship

He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.

~ Elton Trueblood

Elton Trueblood Meditation Prayer Silence