Elton Trueblood

“Lincoln matured best in sorrow.”

— Elton Trueblood

The unexamined faith is not worth having.

— Elton Trueblood

“Man is most free when he is most guided.”

— Elton Trueblood

“His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.”

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“Take all of this Book upon reason that you can, and the balance on faith, and you will live and die a…

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“It is the vocation of the Christian in every generation to out-think all opposition.”

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“Contradiction is the perfect evidence, he (Lincoln) thought, of human fallibility.”

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“He was too perplexed to please the conventional and too reverent. to please the infidels.”

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“He (Lincoln) was accustomed to hearing words, many of them boring, but he was not accustomed to group silence.”

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“The Biblical language was so deeply embedded in the great man's mind that it became his normal way of speaking.”

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“The profound paradox is that the great man became more confident in his approach to others, including the man of his own…

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“Deeply convinced of the reality of the divine will, he (Lincoln) had no patience at all with any who were perfectly sure…

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“The key to Lincoln's famous employment of humor is not that he failed to appreciate the tragic aspects of human existence, but…

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“The question, he (Lincoln) said over and over, is not what a man's particular abilities may be, but what his rights are…

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“A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment…

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“We are in the monsoons and we must weather it out - the way of wisdom is, instead of pining for calmer…

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“Lincoln was equidistant from the heresy which makes a person believed that he can do nothing, and the opposite heresy which makes…

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“the decision to stand unapologetically for the gospel has been tantamount to a new conversion. It brings peace; it dissolves fears; it…

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“There are many instances in history of people who allow their skepticism to cut the nerve of moral effort, and there are…

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“Always, in Lincoln's mature theology, there is paradox. There is starting this, yet there is also tenderness; there is melancholy, yet there…

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“Lincoln did not admire those who think it is a mark of sophistication to sneer at patriotism. He believed that God has…

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“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's…

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“(The death of his child) "was the first experience of his life, so far as we know, which drove him to look…

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“We have not advanced very far in our spiritual lives if we have not encountered the basic paradox of freedom, to the…

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“The difficulty was not that of following a moral principle at personal cost; the difficulty was that of knowing what to do…

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“He (Lincoln) saw how intellectually and spiritually impoverished a person would be if he was limited to his own personal resources. The…

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“The writers in the newspapers could sounds smart because they did not have the responsibilities of decision, and they could sound bold…

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“Lincoln had entirely outgrown juvenile delight in religious argument. Talking with God seemed to the mature Lincoln more important than talking about…

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“Upon being given a Bible, President Abraham Lincoln replied, "In regard to this Great book, I have but to say, it is…

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“In the Church he (Lincoln) saw people who, though they hated war as much as the editors did, saw with clarity what…

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“He (Lincoln) recognized the delicate balance between immanence and transcendence, refusing to settle for either of these alone. His was a God…

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“It is most remarkable that Lincoln, when he saw so much that was vulnerable in the leadership of the Church, did not…

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“From the prophets of Israel Lincoln had learned the note will idea that there can be serving people, with responsibility to the…

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“God, Lincoln believed, is seen more clearly events that in nature, though He maybe seen there also. It is a majestic thing,…

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