9 Quotes by J.G. Vos

Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.

The principle of the divine judgment will be desert. God, who is absolutely righteous, will treat each person exactly as that person deserves to be treated.

God’s judgment is incorruptible, unalterable, and always according to the strict truth of the case.

Sin is not a figment of the imagination. Sin is a reality. God’s wrath against sin is not imaginary, but terribly real. Men may try to forget it, close their minds to it, evade it, but it will follow them no matter what they do. They cannot get away from God and God’s wrath against sin.

A day of judgment is coming. God’s kindness and long-suffering will not last forever. Ultimately they will give place to divine judgment according to righteousness. That day will be a “day of wrath,” because then the wrath of God will no longer be held back by God’s longsuffering.

He is not only a God of love but also a God of justice. He is the moral ruler of the world and will judge all His creatures by the strictest justice according to truth.

We tend to forget that civilization, education, and culture do not give us any preferred standing with God.

God is a moral governor who will judge all according to an unchangeable standard.

Human sin results in false religious beliefs and practices. False religion results in wicked lives. Wicked lives end in the divine sentence of death.