Joseph Barber Lightfoot Author
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: England
- Born: Apr 13, 1828
- Died: Dec 21, 1889
Joseph Barber Lightfoot (13 April 1828 - 21 December 1889) was an English theologian and Bishop of Durham, usually known as J.B. Lightfoot.
He was born in Liverpool, where his father was an accountant. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, under James Prince Lee, afterwards Bishop of Manchester. His contemporaries included Brooke Foss Westcott and Edward White Benson. In 1847 Lightfoot went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, and read for his degree along with Westcott. He graduated senior classic and 30th wrangler, and was elected a fellow of his college. From 1854 to 1859 he edited the Journal of Classical and Sacred Philology. In 1857 he became tutor and his fame as a scholar grew. He was made Hulsean professor in 1861, and shortly afterwards chaplain to the Prince Consort and honorary chaplain in ordinary to Queen Victoria.
Eternal truth, eternal righteousness, eternal love these only can triumph, for these only can endure.
truth
The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce through it.
the future
Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee.
inspirational
I will not be discouraged by failure I will not be elated by success.
failure & success
The success and the failure are not my concern, but His.
failure
We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.
failure
This fear of the Lord is indeed the beginning of wisdom. This consciousness of sin is the straight pathway to heaven.
wisdom