Edward John Carnell Quotes

United States, Theologian
June 28, 1919 – April, 25, 1967.

Edward John Carnell was a prominent Christian theologian and apologist, was an ordained Baptist pastor, and served as President of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He was the author of nine major books, several of which attempted to develop a fresh outlook in Christian apologetics. He also wrote essays that were published in several other books, and was a contributor of articles to periodicals such as The Christian Century and Christianity Today.

Relevance is not a substitute for the Gospel, but an entry point for it.

Edward John Carnell
- Gospel
- Relevance
- Entry
Too often faith is used as an epistemological device to avoid the hard labor of straight thinking.

Edward John Carnell
- Thinking
- Faith
- Labor

Human beings cannot probe the mind of God by asking themselves what they would do if they were God. They are men and not God. And if they are virtuous men, they will wait for God to reveal himself under conditions of his own choosing.

Edward John Carnell
The heart must be kept tender and pliable; otherwise agnosticism converts to skepticism. In such a case, the value of apologetics is voided, for apologetics is aimed at persuading doubters, not at refuting the defiant. He who demands a kind of proof that the nature of the case renders impossible, is determined that no possible evidence shall convince him.

Edward John Carnell