--- title: "1 Influence Election Quotes By Thomas Watson" description: "1 Influence Election quotes by Thomas Watson. Plus more from Thomas Watson and more Influence Election sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/thomas-watson-4209_absurd_it-is-absurd-to-think-that-anything-in-u_341642.jpg" --- > [It is absurd to think that anything in us could have the least influence upon our election. Some say that God did foresee that such persons would believe, and therefore did choose them; so they would make the business of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/it-is-absurd-to-think-that-anything-in-us-could-have-the-least/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f53/thomas-watson-4209_absurd_it-is-absurd-to-think-that-anything-in-u_341642.jpg) ## More by Thomas Watson > [“Oh, Christian, if you are overspread with this fretting leprosy, you carry the man of sin about you, for you set yourself above God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/oh-christian-if-you-are-overspread-with-this-fretting-leprosy-you/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands, but he cannot lift up his face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/a-wicked-man-in-prayer-may-lift-up-his-hands-but-he-cannot-lift-up/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [Joining a company is an act that calls for absolute loyalty in big matters and little ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/joining-a-company-is-an-act-that-calls-for-absolute-loyalty-in-big/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [It is our work to cast care, and it is God's work to take care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/it-is-our-work-to-cast-care-and-it-is-god-s-work-to-take-care/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [“It is easy to catch a disease from another, but not to catch health. The bad will sooner corrupt the good, than the good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/it-is-easy-to-catch-a-disease-from-another-but-not-to-catch-health/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [“The world is but a great inn, where we are to stay a night or two, and be gone; what madness is it so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/the-world-is-but-a-great-inn-where-we-are-to-stay-a-night-or-two-and/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [The Ediles among the Romans had their doors always standing open, that all who had petitions might have free access to them. The door…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/the-ediles-among-the-romans-had-their-doors-always-standing-open-that/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [“This judgment is on many, the earth swallows up their time, and thoughts, and discourse, they are buried twice; their hearts are buried in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/this-judgment-is-on-many-the-earth-swallows-up-their-time-and/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [“Upon our turning to God, we have more restored to us in Christ—than ever was lost in Adam. God says to the repenting soul,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/upon-our-turning-to-god-we-have-more-restored-to-us-in-christ-than/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [Christ went more willingly to the cross than we do to the throne of grace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/christ-went-more-willingly-to-the-cross-than-we-do-to-the-throne-of/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [The more we enjoy of God, the more we are ravished with delight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/the-more-we-enjoy-of-god-the-more-we-are-ravished-with-delight/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [“To obey God, is not so much our duty—as our privilege; his commands carry food in the mouth of them. He bids us repent—and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/to-obey-god-is-not-so-much-our-duty-as-our-privilege-his-commands/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [Prayer is the offering up of our desires to God in the name of Christ, for such things as are agreeable to his will.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/prayer-is-the-offering-up-of-our-desires-to-god-in-the-name-of-christ/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [Affliction may be lasting, but it is not everlasting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/affliction-may-be-lasting-but-it-is-not-everlasting/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) > [Prayer delights God's ear; it melts His heart; and opens His hand. God cannot deny a praying soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-watson/prayer-delights-god-s-ear-it-melts-his-heart-and-opens-his-hand-god/) [Thomas Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-watson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influence-election/thomas-watson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Influence Election Quotes By Thomas Watson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is absurd to think that anything in us could have the least influence upon our election. Some say that God did foresee that such persons would believe, and therefore did choose them; so they would make the business of salvation to depend upon something in us. Whereas God does not choose us FOR faith, but TO faith. \"He hath chosen us, that we should be holy\" (Eph. 1:4), not because we would be holy, but that we might be holy. 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