171 Quotes About Sovereignty-of-god

His Kingship, precisely because it is so broad, so total, is doomed to be rejected by anybody who is still into tribalism, or small belonging systems. We don't really like the big Kingdom if it gets in the way of our smaller kingdoms, and it always does.

On God's part creation is not an act of self-expansion but of restraint and renunciation.

God owes us no explanation for what He does and why He does it. We wouldn’t understand His explanation anyway. God’s thoughts are above ours. Explaining them to us is like us trying to teach algebra to a dog.

What happens when we acknowledge the sovereignty and power of God without trusting in His goodness and faithfulness? A pitcher who saw God's power behind his extremely unlikely rise to the big leagues wondered if, at any difficulty he encountered there, God might be taking his ability away.

Immediate are the acts of God, more swift than time or motion.

Freewill does not impune the sovereignty of God, it in fact affirms it.

It's hard to know, isn't it, whether the things we face are just because the world is full of sin and sinful people, or if God is working out a plan,' Grandma continued. 'I happen to think it's both. There's sin, but through it all, He takes the mess we make and paints a masterpiece. In fact, I'm quite certain that before God can ever bless a woman—and use her to impact many—He uses the hammer, the file, and the furnace to do a holy work.

No one dies halfway through the last act. – Heinrich Ibsen

One of the great wonders of Christianity is that you were born into your times, to set your times aright.