R. Alan Woods

“If one could see an infinite distance, they would observe the back of their head. That is Einstein's theory in a nut-shell".”

“Sharks to not eat Chinese people because they get hungry thirty minutes later".”

“Christianity is a knowledge and not a faith based religious belief system. One must have a peg on which to hang ones hat-of-faith".”

“Reason and Faith are not antithetical, but rather synergistic".”

“Instead of hopping around like a wild in'jun on fire, try counting from 10 backwards while hopping on one foot".”

“The mystery of Evil and its origin & purposes".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Quite aside from supernatural experiences, after having given this much thought and extensive consideration, I am quite certain that it is Christianity that is based in Objective Reality and Truth and is therefore validpp”

“We have all been called to be foot-washers". ~R. Alan Woods [2006]”

“Although we do nothing for God unto others perfectly, He nonetheless smiles upon and empowers our best efforts".~R. Alan Woods [2010]”

“God impressed me with this a long time ago: 'Roddy, I will never do anything through you until I have done it to you!'."~R. Alan Woods [1998]”

“Women are people too".”

“None of us are getting out of here alive".”

“Jesus is God is the unified field theory of Christianity".”

“Christianity is 'developmental' as opposed to 'evolutionary'".~R. Alan Woods [2011]”

“First, it is largely unknown just how the Holy Spirit interacted with the author of an original Biblical manuscript- 'passive' vs. 'active' (I contend that it was both/and). Secondly, it is also widely unknown just what the 'process' involved in 'canonization' was. Additionally, I see little evidence of the injection of personal bias if any by the Biblical authors.”

“I contend that those who Agape can only administer mercy and grace."~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“I don't need to always quote others because I actually have original thoughts".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Jesus being the embodiment of the Truth thus makes everything He says 'essential' and Eternally valid".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“The sheep vs. goats analogy is presumptuous. I define the world in general to be the people who populate it without assignment of an either/or category in presumption of their final and ultimate choice as to Who and Whose Jesus is".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Traditions built upon Truth are eternal."~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Not when tradition is built upon Truth".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Grace has not been well understood by the post-modern church let alone applied as post-moderns in our lives as a reality that Christ secured for us."~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Freedom for freedoms sake."~R. Alan Woods [2006]”

“Sermon On the Mount: "You have heard it said of old...""Jesus was referring to the 'letter of the Mosaic law' of the OT then went on to illustrate that He embodied the fulfillment of that 'law' and that now we may walk in the 'Law of the Spirit' thereby realizing the 'liberty' He came to 'engift' us with. We therefore are no longer subject to judgement but rather Grace as we 'abide' in Him. Additionally, the 'early church' fathers of which Paul was the first are what God intended the Ecclesia to be developed and built upon". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“The world and it's people are my church".~R. Alan Woods [1996]”

“The 'words' of Augustine, Origen, Clement of Alexandria, St. John of Damascus, St. Thomas Aquinas, et al, may not have carried the weight of Canon, however they were neither paper-like nor mere 'pellets'."~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“In the sense of Lewis, I am a moderately 'good man'".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“When God made Man he made no mistakes, He knew man would make those for himself".~ R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“I am definitively not a 'universalist'".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Unlike 'other' religious belief systems in competition with Christianity, we have not been called to become 'absorbed' into the deity but rather brought into communion with God through union with Christ thereby maintaining our unique individuality and personal identity”

“Unity despite diversity is exactly what defines Christianity as distinct from and antithetical to all other religious belief systems". ~R. Alan Woods [2006]”

“We may not all be on the same chapter, but we should be in the same book". ~R. Alan Woods [2007]”

“I wear my faith on my sleeve."~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Hear what I say, and not how I look."~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“No one should ever take them self or others too seriously."~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“God can, will, and does speak to us through our dreams". ~R. Alan Woods [2006]”

“The Resurrected/Glorified, God-man Jesus and the angelic beings obviously have knowledge with which to think/reason/articulate/communicate. In my opinion, it seems to me there is 'another way' of knowing something. Yet, they have no physical/organic brain?"~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“We die well when we die with purpose fulfilled".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Just as there are 'real men', there are indeed real women".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”