Quotes by Dr. Ravi Zacharias

To sustain the belief that there is no God, atheism has to demonstrate infinite knowledge, which is tantamount to saying, "I have infinite knowledge that there is no being in existence with infinite knowledge." – Ravi Zacharias

 

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Without the will, marriage is a mockery; without emotion, it is a drudgery. You need both. – Ravi Zacharias – Ravi Zacharias

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Chivalry in love has nothing to do with the sweetness of the appearance. It has everything to do with the tenderness of a heart determined to serve. – Ravi Zacharias

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"In today's society, looking good and feeling good often trumps doing good and being good. And some people don't know the difference anymore." – Ravi Zacharias

 

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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. – Ravi Zacharias

 

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We have a right to believe whatever we want, but not everything we believe is right. – Ravi Zacharias

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A man rejects God neither because of intellectual demands nor because of the scarcity of evidence. A man rejects God because of a moral resistance that refuses to admit his need for God. – Ravi Zacharias

 

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Time isn't just a fleeting thing. It never moves forward without engraving its mark upon the heart—sometimes a stab, sometimes a tender touch, sometimes a vise grip of spikes, sometimes a mortal wound. But always an imprint. – Ravi Zacharias

 

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I have always marveled that so many religions exact revenge against dissenters. It only weakens the appeal of their own faith and contradicts any claims they might have made that "all religions are basically the same." If all religions are indeed the same, why not let someone be "converted" to another religion? – Ravi Zacharias

 

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 The Christian's faith isn't a leap into the dark. It is a well-placed trust in the Light of the world, Jesus. –Ravi Zacharias

 

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We need clarity & conviction. In an age of increasing relativism & soft convictions, we must ask ourselves what we believe about the Gospel. – Ravi Zacharias

 

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"The Gospel is a 'show and tell' faith. Love is our primary apologetic and must frame our way. Truth and love are not opponents but seamless partners in the Christian way of being." – Ravi Zacharias

 

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Apologetics is the seasoning, the Gospel is the main course. You do not want too much of the seasoning or it will make the main course insipid. – Ravi Zacharias

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Historic figures have homes to visit for posterity; the Lord of history left no home. Luminaries leave libraries and write their memoirs; He left one book, penned by ordinary people. Deliverers speak of winning through might and conquest; He spoke of a place in the heart. – Ravi Zacharias

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You cannot enter the Kingdom of God by being moral. You first need a redeemer, and science cannot give you that answer. The answer is a Savior. – Ravi Zacharias

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When truth is placed into a moral soil, it will sprout & bring forth the right kind of fruit. – Ravi Zacharias

 

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Love is hard work. It is the hardest work I know of, work from which you are never entitled to take a vacation. – Ravi Zacharias

 

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Who is God? God is your Holy Father.

Every time you get on your knees & pray to God, "Holy" keeps the respect & the reverence; "Father" brings Him close & intimate.

The Christian faith is the only faith that calls God our Father. – Ravi Zacharias

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A calling owns you.  A calling is greater than you are.  And you will take on the challenge even with lesser pay." - Ravi Zacharias 

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Keep doing what you’re doing; you never know who is reading what you write in the quietness of their heart. – Ravi Zacharias

 

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There is an immense difference between a worldview that is not able to answer every question to complete satisfaction and one whose answers are consistently contradictory. There is an even greater difference between answers that contain paradoxes and those that are systemically irreconcilable.  - Ravi Zacharias

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Once again, the Christian faith stands out as unique in this test, both as a system of thought and in the answers it gives. Christianity does not promise that you will have every question fully answered to your satisfaction before you die, but the answers it gives are consistently consistent. There may be paradoxes within Christian teaching and belief, but they are not irreconcilable. - Ravi Zacharias

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“Let me write the songs of a nation, I don't care who writes its laws,” says Andrew Fletcher
Music is a language of the soul. Music brings emotion into reality.
Music is very seductive. It can make the means and end in itself. Don't let it become a God.
In forms we will differ and there maybe errors, but never corrupt the substance.
The substance that you sing about must always be pointing people to the truth that is greater than its instrument.
Our church needs balance - understanding music for the young and not forgetting memories for the elderly.
Bring together the kind of music that will connect the present to the future. – Ravi Zacharias

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The grace of forgiveness, because God Himself has paid the price, is a Christian distinctive and stands splendidly against our hate-filled, unforgiving world. God's forgiveness gives us a fresh start. – Ravi Zacharias

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Time isn't just a fleeting thing. It never moves forward without engraving its mark upon the heart—sometimes a stab, sometimes a tender touch, sometimes a vise grip of spikes, sometimes a mortal wound. But always an imprint. – Ravi Zacharias

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A common objection to the existence of God goes something like this: "There cannot be a God, because there is too much evil in this world."

Here's the problem with that objection. When you say there's too much evil in this world you assume there's good. When you assume there's good, you assume there's such a thing as a moral law on the basis of which to differentiate between good and evil. But if you assume a moral law, you must posit a moral Law Giver, but that's Who you're trying to disprove and not prove. Because if there's no moral Law Giver, there's no moral law. If there's no moral law, there's no good. If there's no good, there's no evil. – Ravi Zacharias

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The cross of Christ stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt -- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the long haul, cover-up over confession, escapism over confrontation, comfort over sacrifice, feeling over commitment, legality over justice, the body over the spirit, anger over forgiveness, man over God. – Ravi Zacharias

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Love is the supreme ethic. Where there is the possibility of love, there must be the reality of free will. Where there is the reality of free will, there will inevitably be the possibility of sin. Where there is sin, there is the need for a Savior. Where there is a Savior, there is the hope for redemption. – Ravi Zacharias