Adam Hamilton Quotes

• As a pastor, I have a deep desire to lead people to God and encourage people to pray, read the Bible, and carry their faith into every part of their lives.

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  People, Desire, Praying

  Adam Hamilton (2013). “When Christians Get It Wrong”, p.110, Abingdon Press

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• Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.

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  Pain, Disappointment, Believe

  Adam Hamilton (2011). “The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem”, p.73, Abingdon Press

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• Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.

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  Jesus, Sick, Vision

  "The Bible and Congressman Broun" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 11, 2012.

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• We live in bodies that are fearfully and wonderfully made, yet they are not immune to illness and pain. We have hearts that are capable of experiencing great love, but sometimes they get broken.

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  Pain, Heart, Great Love

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• God seeks to influence humanity. This is at the heart of the Christmas story. It is the story of light coming into the darkness, of a Savior to show us the way, of light overcoming the darkness, of God's work to save the world.

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  Christmas, Heart, Light

  "No, Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2012.

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• Husband, when you tell your wife to go for counseling alone (because you think going to see a counselor is a sign you have failed) is like having a car you love overheat and deciding it's not manly to take it to the mechanic. You can keep on driving it but eventually you will ruin the engine.

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  Love, Marriage, Husband

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• As I've taught our congregation, within the Christian faith the question of homosexuality is not a question of biblical authority, but biblical interpretation.

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  Christian, Biblical, Taught

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• Christians believe that God is everywhere and is involved in our lives at every moment, whether we publicly acknowledge God or not.

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  Christian, Believe, Moments

  "Put God Back in Public Schools?" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 7, 2013.

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• The Bible calls us to love our neighbors, and to do justice and love kindness, not to indiscriminately kill one another.

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  Kindness, Justice, And Love

  "No, Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2012.

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• If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.

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  Everything Happens For A Reason, Evil, Ifs

  "No, Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2012.

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• Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.

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  Light, Critical, Learning To Read

  "The Bible and Congressman Broun" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 11, 2012.

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• I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook. Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.

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  Textbooks, Week, Pastor

  "The Bible and Congressman Broun" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 11, 2012.

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• I suspect that here theists and atheists would agree: Human beings have within them the ability to choose evil or good. We wake up each day facing the age-old struggle of good and evil. In some situations mental illness clouds our judgment.

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  Atheist, Struggle, Clouds

  "No, Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2012.

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• While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

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  Evil, Feelings, Use

  "No, Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2012.

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• In America our public schools are intended to be religiously neutral. Our teachers and schools are neither to endorse nor to inhibit religion. I believe this is a very good thing.

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  Teacher, Believe, School

  "Put God Back in Public Schools?" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 7, 2013.

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• I love the Bible. I read it every day. I spend 10 hours a week studying it. It has affected my life in profound ways. I am inspired when I read it.

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  Profound, Way, Study

  "The Bible and Congressman Broun" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 11, 2012.

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• I'm convinced many of America's heroes are public school teachers and administrators. Many of these people do what they do because of their faith.

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  Teacher, Hero, School

  "Put God Back in Public Schools?" by Adam Hamilton, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 7, 2013.

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