Theology is the science which derives the knowledge of God from His revelation, which studies and thinks into it under the guidance of His Spirit, and then tries to describe it so that it ministers to His honor.
—Herman Bavinck
In order for our hearts to find rest in God, naturally we must possess some knowledge of him, for the unknown is unloved.
—Herman Bavinck
A knowledge of God is available to man only when, and in so far as, God freely chooses to reveal Himself.
—Herman Bavinck
To acquire knowledge, Scripture refers man not to his own reason but to God’s revelation in all his works. Lift up your eyes, and see the one who has created all things; [lift them up] to the teaching and the testimony; otherwise, they shall perish.
—Herman Bavinck
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
—Albert Einstein
A true Christian must…labour to cleanse himself from all filthiness of flesh and spirit ~ The Sum of Saving Knowledge
There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
—George Washington
[Faith] involves an apprehension of certain things as facts; and vain is the modern effort to divorce faith from knowledge.
—J. Gresham Machen
Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science
—Charles Darwin
“Seek all knowledge, but, above all, meditate day and night on the law of the Lord.”
What people need is the gospel, not directions for saving themselves but knowledge of how God has saved them.
—J. Gresham Machen
The knowledge of him as a God in Christ pardoning sin and saving sinners is attainable by the gospel only.
—John Owen
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?
—George Washington
Let not our dear LORD’s lambs perish for lack of knowledge. ‘Give ye, give ye them to eat,’ methinks, is the endearing, constraining command of the great shepherd and bishop of souls.
—George Whitefield
There is no *saving knowledge of any property of God*, nor such as brings *consolation*, but what alone is to be had in Christ Jesus, being laid up in him, and manifested by him.
—John Owen
All true and solid knowledge is laid up in, and is only to be attained from and by, the Lord Jesus Christ
—John Owen
No man’s knowledge here can go beyond his experience.
—John Locke
The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
—John Locke
The better to understand the nature, manner, and extent of our knowledge, one thing is carefully to be observed concerning the ideas we have; and that is, that some of them are simple and some complex.
—John Locke
The better to understand the nature, manner, and extent of our knowledge, one thing is carefully to be observed concerning the ideas we have; and that is, that some of them are simple and some complex.
—John Locke
What could be more harmful than a person who has knowledge of the most complex sciences, but does not have a good heart? He will use all his knowledge for evil.
—Taras Shevchenko