“‘He who did not spare His own Son, but gave Him up for us all–how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?’ (Romans 8:32). Would I learn how to be contented and cheerful under all the cares and anxieties of life? What school shall I go to? How shall I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sovereignty of God’
No Better School For Learning Contentment
Posted in Quotes, tagged Contentment, Goodness of God, J.C. Ryle, Jesus Christ, Joy, Love, Providence, Sovereignty of God, The Cross, Wisdom on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
God Hath All Life, Glory, Goodness, Blessedness, In And Of Himself
Posted in Quotes, tagged Creator, Glory, Goodness of God, Infinity, Life, Obedience, Sovereignty of God, Theology, Worship on April 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“God hath all life, glory, goodness, blessedness, in and of Himself; and is alone in and unto Himself all-sufficient, not standing in need of any creatures which He hath made, nor deriving any glory from them, but only manifesting His own glory in, by, unto, and upon them: He is the alone fountain of all [...]
There Is But One, Living, and True God
Posted in Quotes, tagged Emotions, Eternal, Forgiveness, Glory, Goodness of God, Grace, Holiness of God, Immutability, Infinity, Judgment, Justice, Love, Mercy, Patience, Perfection of God, Righteousness, Sin, Sovereignty of God, Theology, Wisdom on November 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“There is but one only, living, and true God, who is infinite in being and perfection, a most pure spirit, invisible, without body, parts, or passions; immutable, immense, eternal, incomprehensible, almighty, most wise, most holy, most free, most absolute; working all things according to the counsel of His own immutable and most righteous will, for [...]
He Is a Law Unto Himself
Posted in Quotes, tagged A.W. Pink, Divine Sovereignty v. Human Responsibility, Free Will, Sovereignty of God, Theology on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Now God did not place Adam upon a footing of conditional, creature responsibility, because it was right He should so place him? No, it was right because God did it. God did not even give creatures being because it was right for Him to do so, that is, because He was under any obligations to [...]
The god of This Twentieth Century
Posted in Quotes, tagged A.W. Pink, Atheism, Atonement, Divine Sovereignty v. Human Responsibility, Faulty Doctrine, Free Will, Holiness of God, Holy Spirit, Idolatry, Immutability, Perfection of God, Sovereignty of God, The Gospel, Theology, Worship on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Of old, God complained to an apostate Israel, “You thought I was just like you” (Psalm 50:21). Such must now be His indictment against an apostate Christendom. Men imagine that the Most High is moved by sentiment, rather that actuated by principle. They suppose that His omnipotence is such an idle fiction that Satan is [...]
God Foreknows What Will Be Because He Has Decreed What Shall Be
Posted in Quotes, tagged A.W. Pink, Decrees of God, Divine Sovereignty v. Human Responsibility, Election, Foreknowledge, Free Will, Jesus Christ, Love, Predestination, Salvation, Scripture, Sovereignty of God on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“God foreknows what will be because He has decreed what shall be. It is therefore a reversing of the order of Scripture, a putting of the cart before the horse, to affirm that God elects because He foreknows people. The truth is, He foreknows because He has elected. This removes the ground or cause of [...]
The Total Sovereignty of God – R.C. Sproul
Posted in Videos, tagged Divine Sovereignty v. Human Responsibility, Doctrine, Election, Faith, Free Will, Grace, Holiness of God, Predestination, R.C. Sproul, Salvation, Sovereignty of God, Theology on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Counsel of the Lord Shall Stand
Posted in Quotes, tagged A.W. Pink, Divine Sovereignty v. Human Responsibility, Future, Holiness of God, Infinity, Knowing God, Knowledge, Perfection of God, Power, Sovereignty of God, Wisdom on August 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Now the divine knowledge of the future is not a mere abstraction, but something which is inseparably connected with and accompanied by His purpose. God has Himself designed whatever shall yet be, and what He has designed must be effectuated. As His most sure Word affirms, ‘He does according to His will in the army [...]
Whatever the Believer Has or Lacks is From the Lord
Posted in Quotes, tagged Contentment, Desires, Goodness of God, Joy, Pleasure, Richard Phillips, Sharon Phillips, Sovereignty of God, Suffering, Theology on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Knowing that he or she can trust in God, and confident that God will provide for all the needs of life, the godly man or woman submits to God’s provision and praises God for the wisdom with which he is overseeing his or her life: ‘The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you [...]
The Decrees of God
Posted in Quotes, tagged A.W. Pink, Decrees of God, Divine Sovereignty v. Human Responsibility, Free Will, Future, Goodness of God, Holiness of God, Sin, Sovereignty of God, Theology on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The decrees of God relate to all future things without exception: whatever is done in time was foreordained before time began. God’s purpose was concerned with everything, whether great or small, whether good or evil, although with reference to the latter we must be careful to state that while God is the Orderer and Controller [...]
