John William Dawson quotes

John William Dawson quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The science of the earth... invites us to be present at the origin of things, and to enter into the very worship of the Creator.”
-- John William Dawson

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“No nation has been able to establish itself, as a nation in Palestine up to this day, no national union and no national spirit have prevailed there. The motley, impoverished tribes which have occupied it have held it as mere tenants at will, temporary landowners, evidently waiting for those entitled to the permanent possession of the soil.”
-- John William Dawson

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“For the curse of Cain, the curse of being an outcast and a wanderer over the face of the earth has been removed...”
“No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.”
“Warning: we may become so enamored with God's good gifts that we fail to worship the Giver.”
“If you will not worship God seven days a week, you do not worship Him one day a week.”
“Fruitful and acceptable worship begins before it begins.”

Source : Alexander MacLaren “MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture”, Delmarva Publications, Inc.
“History and geology show what an eyeblink it's been since our current, comfortable culture came about. And yet that culture is using up absolutely everything at a ferocious rate.”
“In geology the effects to be explained have almost all occurred already, whereas in these other sciences effects actually taking place have to be explained.”

Source : James Croll (1875). “Climate and Time in Their Geological Relations: A Theory of Secular Changes of the Earth's Climate”, p.4
“I am here tracing the History of the Earth itself, from its own Monuments.”
“The science of the earth... invites us to be present at the origin of things, and to enter into the very worship of the Creator.”
“I majored in geology in college but have majored in Herbert Hoover ever since.”

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