R Alan Woods R Alan Woods Quotes & Sayings

Critical thinking is a necessary and vital skill".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

The free-will of man cannot impune the sovereignty of God, and conversely the sovereignty of God would not impune the free-will of men. — R. Alan Woods

There are three people one can never reason with: a drunk, a crazy person, and a fool. — R. Alan Woods

A clear picture of that which God wants for us is rarely clearly articulated".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

I think someone, somewhere, at some time once said, 'Nuance is a bitch!' ".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later works belong."

~Albert Einstein

"Einstein is referring to ones 'legacy' and its intended future recipients as being willfully purposed to benefit them on their journey through this gift of life given to us by God — R. Alan Woods

Ordinarily, I am not in complete alignment with anyone elses thinking but my own and that of Jesus Christ."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

However, we all sin by omission. Therefore, we are all sinners in constant need of a 'Savior'."

~R. Alan Woods [2010] — R. Alan Woods

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] — R. Alan Woods

The Life of Pi' timelessly encapsulates an objectively true & real meme that God is Love and seeks out those He calls unto himself."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

Objective Reality and Truth requires neither ones consent nor dissent. — R. Alan Woods

The either/or vs. the both/and views of objective reality & truth determine God to either exist in confinement or free to be who He is, I Am That I Am. — R. Alan Woods

This is how I roll: Joined with Jesus at the hip rid'in the roller coaster to the end which is the beginning of Life eternal"

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Knowledge & understanding mixed with ones convictions of 'experience' is hardly impositional".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

If the colander is perforated, then the hole filled vessel is irrelevant".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

The Theology of The Holy Trinity has been well established for 1700 years. In my opinion, it is hyper-evident by the New Testament manuscripts in conjunction with the writings and ensuing Theologies of The Early & Later Church fathers that The Father,The Son, and The Holy Spirit are Objectively Real and True".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

In my opinion and to the best of my understanding, free-will and pre-determination are two distinctly different economies that are 'operationally co-existent'. — R. Alan Woods

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] — R. Alan Woods

We die well when we die with purpose fulfilled".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

A gift twice given is a gift most cherished — R. Alan Woods

We have all been called to be foot-washers".

~R. Alan Woods [2006] — R. Alan Woods

The free-will of men and the sovereignty of God are operationally co-existent, neither Reality impunes the 'co-dependent' authority of the other.
R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

I have struck out more times than I can count, but I have hit many home runs as well".

~R. Alan Woods {2013] — R. Alan Woods

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. — R. Alan Woods

The Trinity: One in Three, Three in One".

~R. Alan Woods [1999] — R. Alan Woods

The things about others that irritate, annoy, and unsettle us are the very things we have not accepted and embraced about ourselves — R. Alan Woods

A spirit of suspicion is not the gift of discernment. — R. Alan Woods

To deny the existence of a God and more specifically the Creator God of Christianity is not based upon a philosophical issue, but rather a moral one. — R. Alan Woods

We are all out-on-loan to one another by God". ~ R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

The idea that reason and rationality is somehow separate from and antithetical to ones ' heart' is one of the most absurd theologies I have ever in my life heard."


~R. Alan Woods ("Just Keeping It Real", Copyright 2012) — R. Alan Woods

Love is faith in action."

~R. Alan Woods [2006] — R. Alan Woods

This ain't my first rodeo!".

~R. Alan Woods [1999] — R. Alan Woods

Put that in your self-righteous pipe and smoke it!!!. — R. Alan Woods

'Let your yes be yes and your no be no for anything other than that is evil' NT (passim). This quote is not an adequate argument for 'anti-intellectualism' or the position that Reason & Faith are antithetical ".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

"If we are truly the Lord's, we all walk with a limp" ~R. Alan Woods [2012]

*Note: 'Jacobs Ladder'. — R. Alan Woods

We all have a past that may be worthy of some criticism".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Christ-likeness cannot be self-efforted"

~R. Alan Woods [2007] — R. Alan Woods

Ones Rebirth and Resurrection are singular acts of God".

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

I am not an 'elder', 'deacon', nor a 'pastor', and I do not have any ambitions to become one!".

~R. Alan Woods {2012] — R. Alan Woods

It takes practice to become proficient at something. Practicing the presence of God will make us good at it. — R. Alan Woods

My purpose in beginning the John Wimber biography project was to honor his rich legacy of teaching, his extraordinary character, and the positive & beneficial impact his life has had on my journey as a 'follower of Christ'. I esteem John Wimber's teachings, writing, and impact upon the Body of Christ to be equal with that of C.S. Lewis, Dorothy Sayers, John F. Banks, D.L. Moody, and Leanne Payne. — R. Alan Woods

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 — R. Alan Woods

We don't do the cleaning, the Holy Spirit does — R. Alan Woods

Jesus being the embodiment of the Truth thus makes everything He says 'essential' and Eternally valid".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

We plant, God grows"

~ R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

What some fail to understand and keep in their minds is that I am always fundamentally promoting the 'Things of God', The Cause of Jesus Christ, and The Kingdom of God — R. Alan Woods

A sincere apology is analogous to authentic repentance".

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

I am a 'Light' seeker with a 'tude'!."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

There are things far worse than death, for when it comes to us it is final. What lies beyond it is a matter of faith in what we had hope for. — R. Alan Woods

Christ's humanity is presentation, His words & works are the substance encapsulating his Divinity".

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

It never ceases to amaze me when God wants to take someone to the next level in their life and they let fear of the unknown rob them of tremendous blessings. I think there are two common problems with Christians- They are scared to death of being truly free and of God's overwhelming love. — R. Alan Woods

Good and bad exist always, everywhere — R. Alan Woods

Show me a man who has no interest in his own good, and I'll show you a man who is not in touch with his own humanity."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

If you don't like the weather in southern Ohio, just wait fifteen minutes!!!".

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

The link between the spirit and the mind is the deep heart".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

We are no longer under the 'Law', but rather the Grace of God in Christ."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

In the sense of Lewis, I am a moderately 'good man'".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Greed applied is prosperity realized".

~R. Alan Woods [2006] — R. Alan Woods

God gives gifts to and also of men/women for His purposes in promoting the cause of Christ and His Kingdom".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

The Fathers intent desire is that none would 'perish'. The promise God has given us is one of 'liberation'- Freedom. Being set free "from" captivity and reconciled "to" your Father. Intimacy with Jesus garners son-ship with Abba. As Jesus "demonstrated" that Son-ship of Grace he said, 'I only "say" and "do" what I hear the Father saying and doing'. Proclaiming the Kingdom of God by "Do'in the Stuff". The early church 'got' Jesus. John Wimber 're-got' Jesus and began proclaiming the Kingdom and demonstrating it as any loving son would of his Father. Now, we are no longer refuges but 'Bona Fide' citizens in good standing with our King and our new country. Where Love, Mercy, Grace; Peace 'rains' on us eternally here and now. 'The Already But Not Yet' (Ruis)."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

Reason and Faith are no more antithetical than the mind and the heart, for neither one exists or has meaning without the other".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

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 — R. Alan Woods

I jus luvs me some lily white turkey
meats".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Mr. Dawkins' assertions are self-refuting- ie. Actual infinity vs. potential infinity easily makes the most reasonable argument for theism and a Deity. Now, the argument for the Creator God of Christianity requires much more time, energy, and logical effort."


~R. Alan Woods [2007] — R. Alan Woods

In my opinion, we will always be sinners in need of our Savior, Jesus Christ."

~R. Alan Woods [2007] — R. Alan Woods

Don't neglect your heart, it needs attention too. — R. Alan Woods

I'm having too much fun declaring & demonstrating the Kingdom of God, it's okay if He waits till he returns!!!."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

I have often been accused of being obtuse, however one must dig well below the top-soil to get my drift".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

People respond when they are taught, and that primarily by example, rather than preached at. Jesus modeled just this approach in His life."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

Forgiveness is a practiced and fervrent process".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

"The more we spend our time 'practicing the presence' of Jesus, the more we become like Him"

~ R. Alan Woods — R. Alan Woods

The world and it's people are my church".

~R. Alan Woods [1996] — R. Alan Woods

The idea that we are to be absorbed into the Deity is Gnostic in its origins and is quite antithetical to Christianity."

~R. Alan Woods [2006] — R. Alan Woods

For God is love; and that God loves us at all is a miracle."

~R. Alan Woods [2007] — R. Alan Woods

Instead of hopping around like a wild in'jun on fire, try counting from 10 backwards while hopping on one foot. — R. Alan Woods

The synoptic Gospels of the New Testament manuscripts make us aware of Christ's character and gives us a view of the 'son-ship' He modeled which flowed out of that Divine character."


~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

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] — R. Alan Woods

Don't get me wrong, I like NASCAR and shopping at Nordstrom's, but discipleship is intrinsic as a lifestyle."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

There are always exceptions to every generalization.
[A Christian Epilogue] — John B. Cobb Jr.

I don't need to always quote others because I actually have original thoughts".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Reason and Faith are not antithetical, but rather synergistic. — R. Alan Woods

The Father is always intimately entwined in our struggles".

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

I am most annoyed with the real possibility and the likely hood that what I have to say as a progeny of my thinking may not be of much value until well after my demise!".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Be annoyed and sin not"

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Character is what we do when no one else is watching"

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

No one can claim to possess another, only God has the legitimate right to posses us. — R. Alan Woods

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] — R. Alan Woods

I have been fairly misunderstood by those who think only of the heart and thereby leave the mind behind. They both are vital and important aspects of our created humanity...in the image of God".

~R. Alan Woods {2006] — R. Alan Woods

God has a part for all of us to fulfill and every part is vital".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

There are sins much more serious than socio-pathologies which really are mental illnesses, whereas self-righteousness is an illness of the soul. — R. Alan Woods

Continual prayer is a lifestyle."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — 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. — R. Alan Woods

It's not about religion, it's about relationship".

~R. Alan Woods [2006] — R. Alan Woods

When God made Man he made no mistakes, He knew man would make those for himself".

~ R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Christianity is 'developmental' as opposed to 'evolutionary'".

~R. Alan Woods [2011] — R. Alan Woods

It is widely unknown, but nonetheless true that Catholicism fervently promotes the 'spiritual disciplines' whereas Protestantism has largely neglected them altogether. Does 'volunteerism' facilitate the formation of Christ's character in us or rather does it reveal our level of Christ-like maturity through the work of the Holy Spirit in us? Jesus modeled son-ship and gave all of His time, shared his talents,and invested all of His treasure while affirming others as He proclaimed through demonstrations the Kingdom of God.'Christ-likeness cannot be self-efforted' (Woods, 2007)."


~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

I am definitively not a 'universalist'".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Wisdom may begin in wonder, however, it inevitability ends in righteousness (Socrates)."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

On the other hand, the 'heart' is just as important in that it is the 'other' way of knowing and experiencing".

~R. Alan Woods [2012] — R. Alan Woods

Jesus said, 'Enter into My rest' and let God do what He does best — R. Alan Woods