R. Alan Woods Quotes

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

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Faith without reason produces a mindless Christianity which is less than useless; the focus on justice in this world produces a theology that chases its own tail."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

We don't give to get, we get to give

The Father is always intimately entwined in our struggles".

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

This ain't my first rodeo!".

~R. Alan Woods [1999]

My life is an open book; at least this photo album".

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

To me, everyday is an observance of a 'holy day' for 'this is the day the Lord has made' and as such I do not observe high nor 'low' Holy days."

~R. Alan Woods {2013]

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.

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]

Despite all claims to the contrary, we have not been called by God to be inspectors of others production or quality of 'fruit'.

Forgiveness is a practiced and fervrent process".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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

~R. Alan Woods [1999]

Our healing is in His hands".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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'.

If one could see an infinite distance, they would observe the back of their head. That is Einstein's theory in a nut-shell.

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.

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

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

"Being most concerned with God's righteous judgments rather than the biased judgments of mere men, I have been standing...for the cause of Christ".

~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

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

~R. Alan Woods [2007]

'Lady Wisdom' is my wife and those I reach with Truth understood are my children".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

~ The One Who Loves You As You Are ~


As beautiful as a starlit sky

As delicate as a lotus blossom

As deep as still clear water

As priceless as your soul

As mysterious as the universe

As loving as love itself

Know this,

You are worthy to be truly loved

You are worth fighting for!

God has given all of us both the mind and the heart. And He fully expects us to use them

"The only abject failure my mind can think of is ones failure to spend Eternity in God's Heaven"

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Faith without any accompanying action is suspect".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Jesus always kept it real: He always responded in a way that led one to the end of ones self and presented one with a clear choice: Will I walk away feeling challenged or will I walk with Him being changed.

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

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

We plant, God grows"

~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

We may not all be on the same chapter, but we should be in the same book".

~R. Alan Woods [2007]

Sharks to not eat Chinese people because they get hungry thirty minutes later.

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]

A gift twice given is a gift most cherished

A spirit of suspicion is not the gift of discernment.

There exits within the ecclesia and among its citizens a phenomena I refer to as 'Spiritual Correctness'. Essentially it says: 'Don't say anything that could offend anyone, focus on what is right with the 'church' and its leadership, don't be critical, speak the truth in 'love', promote the status quo, don't make 'waves', don't call anyone 'out', respect 'authority', don't expose 'wrong-doing', cover those who 'spiritually abuse' others, keep it 'secret' within our family; don't ask any hard questions. Sounds exactly like the textbook definition of a highly dysfunctional family system. The only 'system' and its enablers that Jesus spoke out against vehemently was the religious system of His day and its leadership."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Reason and Faith are not antithetical, but rather synergistic.

I am definitively not a 'universalist'".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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.

I am not in full alignment with Preteristic theology per se, however I could say that I may be a 'partial preterist'."

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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]

I am in complete alignment with my thinking with this statement by F. F. Bruce: 'Whether our approach is theological or historical, it does matter whether the New Testament documents are reliable or not'."


~R. Alan Woods [2013]

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.

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

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Although there are several 'schools of thought' relating to why God allows mental, emotional, and physical afflictions, it essentially remains a mystery"

~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

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]

Love is faith in action."

~R. Alan Woods [2006]

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

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Being that the *historical* Jesus was of pure Hebraic descent- lineage of Eber- He was not an Arab or of Arabic descent, therefore He was not dark skinned as most Israeli's are not."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

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]

Ah, a breath of fresh air: reasonable faith!!!"

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Freedom for freedoms sake."

~R. Alan Woods [2006]

Not when tradition is built upon Truth".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

The Kingdom of God is the already but not yet".

~R. Alan Woods [1998]

Objective Reality and Truth requires neither ones consent nor dissent.

God also gave Theologians, Biblical scholars, and Christian authors to mature the Saints and to promote the cause of Christ and God's Kingdom".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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

Christianity is a knowledge and not a faith based religious belief system. One must have a peg on which to hang ones hat-of-faith.

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]

I wear my faith on my sleeve."

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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]

Critical thinking is a necessary and vital skill".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

A sociopath is one who sees others as impersonal objects to be manipulated to fulfill their own narcissistic needs without any regard for the hurtful consequences of their selfish actions.

As Christians, if sin were the reason for our afflictions, then we should all be in ICU"

~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

The Reality of the Creator God of Christianity blatantly reveals itself in His majestic handy-work."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Friendship evangelism' is the freedom to Agape others without an agenda (Young)."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Ecclesiastes would be quite unbearable were it not for Heavens eternity and its citizens".

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

You can only accomplish the impossible when the God of the possible is involved".

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Women are people too".

And, yes we are much like kites when the image is one of spirituality and the winds of the Holy Spirit shaping, directing, instructing, and otherwise affecting our lives."

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Christ awareness is imperative."


~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Evil does not fight against evil, rather it struggles against Good. Where as, Good does not struggle against evil, rather it overwhelmingly defeats it".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Truth inevitably pierces its target, the hearts of men".

~ R. Alan Woods [2012]

God is The Reasonable One, therefore reason & faith are not antithetical"

~R. Alan Woods [2007]

After witnessing the inauguration ceremonies, I am compelled to state how deeply grateful and infinitely thankful and eternally blessed I am to and by God for the privilege of being born and for living out my life in this amazing country- The United States of America

Beware when wrong-doing is called good and right-doing is called evil.

The Garden of Gethsemane narrative gives us a vivid view of Jesus' humanity".

~R. Alan Woods [1999]

Churchill was an articulatory genius."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

We don't do the cleaning, the Holy Spirit does

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]

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

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

If the Love of Christ in us and through us does not affect others as it has us, then it is not authentic".

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Help us to forgive ourselves as we struggle in our process of forgiving others."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Yet, we must never 'throw the baby out with the bathwater'".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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]

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]

The mystery of Evil and its origin & purposes".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Unity despite diversity is exactly what defines Christianity as distinct from and antithetical to all other religious belief systems".

~R. Alan Woods [2006]

No one is perfect and perfectly holy but God alone".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

No one should ever take them self or others too seriously."

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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

Sermon On the Mount: "You have heard it said of old..."

"Jesus was referring to the 'letter of the Mosaic law' of the OT then went on to illustrate that He embodied the fulfillment of that 'law' and that now we may walk in the 'Law of the Spirit' thereby realizing the 'liberty' He came to 'engift' us with. We therefore are no longer subject to judgement but rather Grace as we 'abide' in Him. Additionally, the 'early church' fathers of which Paul was the first are what God intended the Ecclesia to be developed and built upon".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]

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

~R. Alan Woods {2013]

Logos (The Biblical Manuscripts/Canon of Scriptures) & Rhema (The Person/Life/Words/Death/Resurrection of Jesus Christ): The 'special' & 'ultimate' revelation of God. Without these revelations God would be unsearchable, unknowable, and inscrutable."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

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]

The Love of Christ in us never fails".

~R. Alan Woods [2013]

God is great, God is faithful".

~R. Alan Woods [2103]

God can, will, and does speak to us through our dreams".

~R. Alan Woods [2006]

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]

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]

Jesus said, 'Enter into My rest' and let God do what He does best