Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his comments. I would like to recall an incident from my own background. When I was a freshman in college years ago, some people talked to me, and they said: Do you know what the Bible is about? I said: Yeah, I know all about it. Although, I realized after a minute went by, that that was really a pretty presumptuous answer because I had never actually read anything in the Bible. Mr. Speaker, I wonder if this might be true for others who are listening in today. The only honest thing I could do at that point when I realized I hadn't read any of it was to say: I am going to read the Bible for myself. So I started by reading the Gospel of John in the New Testament. And when I read it, I discovered that I hadn't known at all what the Bible was about. I learned that Jesus said things like: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me. I ended up discovering a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, who became my Lord and Savior. Mr. Speaker, I speak from personal experience when I say that it is better to read the Bible for one's self and not just take someone else's word for it for what it says. My life has been transformed by the truths that it holds. The message of the good news of Jesus is still transforming lives today. John 3:16: For God so loved to world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.…”