In the sphere of religion, as in other spheres, the things about which men are agreed are apt to be the things that are least worth holding; the really important things are the things about which men will fight.
John Gresham MachenConservative New Testament studies could also provide an intellectually satisfying alternative to German biblical criticism and to the liberal theology that accompanied it
John Gresham MachenChristianity is not engrossed by this transitory world, but measures all things by the thought of eternity.
John Gresham MachenIf all creeds are equally true, then since they are contradictory to one another, they are all equally false, or at least equally uncertain.
John Gresham MachenLight may seem at times to be an impertinent intruder, but it is always beneficial in the end.
John Gresham MachenPlace the lives of children in their formative years, despite the convictions of their parents, under the intimate control of experts appointed by the state, force them to attend schools where the higher aspirations of humanity are crushed out, and where the mind is filled with the materialism of the day, and it is difficult to see how even the remnants of liberty can subsist.
John Gresham Machen