--- title: "12 Divine Sovereignty Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Divine Sovereignty quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Divine Sovereignty sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/charles-spurgeon-82_atheism_opposition-to-divine-sovereignty-is-esse_1458501.png" --- > [Opposition to divine sovereignty is essentially atheism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/opposition-to-divine-sovereignty-is-essentially-atheism/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/charles-spurgeon-82_atheism_opposition-to-divine-sovereignty-is-esse_1458501.png) > [“Divine sovereignty is not a substitute for human responsibility.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-w-wiersbe/divine-sovereignty-is-not-a-substitute-for-human-responsibility/) [Warren W. Wiersbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-w-wiersbe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/warren-w-wiersbe-2017_responsibility_divine-sovereignty-is-not-a-substitute-f_1437748.png) > [“No doctrine of Redemption that in any way casts the slightest shadow over the high mountain of Divine Sovereignty can be tolerated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-w-pink/no-doctrine-of-redemption-that-in-any-way-casts-the-slightest-shadow/) [Arthur W. Pink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-w-pink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/arthur-w-pink-4530_sovereignty_no-doctrine-of-redemption-that-in-any-wa_1228399.png) > [Always turn to God in the midst of your struggle and view people who offended you as an instruments of divine sovereignty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/always-turn-to-god-in-the-midst-of-your-struggle-and-view-people-who/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/anonymous-1_divine_always-turn-to-god-in-the-midst-of-your_1604126.jpg) > [“So then, the unbelief of Israel, which in Romans 9 is attributed to God’s purpose of election, in Romans 10 is attributed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-r-w-stott/so-then-the-unbelief-of-israel-which-in-romans-9-is-attributed-to-god/) [John R.W. Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-r-w-stott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f43/john-r-w-stott-15425_quote_so-then-the-unbelief-of-israel-which-in_1341180.jpg) > [“Religion based on divine sovereignty is religion for God's sake. Religion is for God, for whom all things exist. Whereas all forms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-r-van-til/religion-based-on-divine-sovereignty-is-religion-for-god-s-sake/) [Henry R. Van Til](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-r-van-til/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/301/henry-r-van-til-28886_christianity_religion-based-on-divine-sovereignty-is_1654028.jpg) > [There is no attribute of God more comforting to His children than the doctrine of Divine Sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/there-is-no-attribute-of-god-more-comforting-to-his-children-than-the/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e12/charles-spurgeon-82_adverse_there-is-no-attribute-of-god-more-comfor_2999435.png) > [God will not hold us responsible to understand the mysteries of election, predestination, and the divine sovereignty. The best and safest way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/god-will-not-hold-us-responsible-to-understand-the-mysteries-of/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/anonymous-1_deals_god-will-not-hold-us-responsible-to-unde_2478312.jpg) > [“The suffering of the Christian or anyone else in this world is never ultimately an accident. All suffering is within the pale…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul-2/the-suffering-of-the-christian-or-anyone-else-in-this-world-is-never/) [R.C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/r-c-sproul-2-1477_christian_the-suffering-of-the-christian-or-anyone_914360.jpg) > [“The biblical writers do not finally and fully resolve the tension between divine sovereignty and human freedom. They affirm the authenticity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-r-schreiner/the-biblical-writers-do-not-finally-and-fully-resolve-the-tension/) [Thomas R. Schreiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-r-schreiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/thomas-r-schreiner-44346_freedom_the-biblical-writers-do-not-finally-and_3064606.jpg) > [“First, God's sovereignty over the death of Christ does not mitigate the guilt of the human conspirators. On the other hand, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-a-carson-2/first-god-s-sovereignty-over-the-death-of-christ-does-not-mitigate/) [D.A. Carson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-a-carson-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/d-a-carson-2-12097_death_first-god-s-sovereignty-over-the-death-o_1156221.jpg) > [“Some may object that to speak of election or predestination is to limit the kingdom of God to a few. Does it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graeme-goldsworthy/some-may-object-that-to-speak-of-election-or-predestination-is-to/) [Graeme Goldsworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graeme-goldsworthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/graeme-goldsworthy-41353_election_some-may-object-that-to-speak-of-electio_476899.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/divine-sovereignty/#itemlist", "name": "Divine Sovereignty Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Opposition to divine sovereignty is essentially atheism.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Spurgeon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/opposition-to-divine-sovereignty-is-essentially-atheism/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/charles-spurgeon-82_atheism_opposition-to-divine-sovereignty-is-esse_1458501.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/charles-spurgeon-82_atheism_opposition-to-divine-sovereignty-is-esse_1458501.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/charles-spurgeon-82_atheism_opposition-to-divine-sovereignty-is-esse_1458501.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Opposition to divine sovereignty is essentially atheism.” — Charles Spurgeon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Divine sovereignty is not a substitute for human responsibility.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Warren W. 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