Inspirational Quotes by Josh McDowell
“Restore us, O LORD, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had! 22 Or have you utterly rejected us? Are you angry with us still?”
“I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray. 7 Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways. By your mighty power you rescue those who seek refuge”
“Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.”
“And David became more and more powerful, because the LORD of Heaven’s Armies was with him.”
“It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor.”
“Proverbs 10:26 26 Lazy people irritate their employers, like vinegar to the teeth or smoke in the eyes.”
“6 This is what the LORD says—Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies: “I am the First and the Last; there is no other God. 7 Who is like me? Let him step forward and prove to you his power. Let him do as I have done since ancient times when I established a people and explained its future.”
“Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.”
“A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.”
“No one is holy like the LORD! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.”
“63 The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.”
“You keep track of all my sorrows.[*] You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”
“Proverbs 12:1 1 To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.”
“Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.”
“Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. 4 But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, 5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.[*] 6 He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. 7 Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.”
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Joslin "Josh" McDowell is a Christian apologist, evangelist, and writer. He is within the Evangelical tradition of Protestant Christianity, and is the author or co-author of some 77 books.
His best-known book is Evidence That Demands a Verdict, which was ranked 13th in Christianity Today's list of most influential evangelical books since 1945. Other well known titles are More Than a Carpenter, A Ready Defense and Right from Wrong.
As a practitioner of Christian apologetics, McDowell's writings have concentrated on addressing challenges to belief, questions posed by non-Christians, doubts about faith, and non-Christian religions. McDowell tends to present positive arguments to commend belief in Christ by emphasizing historical and legal proofs to establish the authenticity of the biblical texts and the divinity of Christ.