--- title: "20 Plan Salvation Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 20 Plan Salvation quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Plan Salvation sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/herman-bavinck-4872_christian-religion_the-plan-of-salvation-in-the-christian-r_193561.png" --- > [“the plan of salvation in the Christian religion determines the method of Christian theology.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-bavinck/the-plan-of-salvation-in-the-christian-religion-determines-the-method/) [Herman Bavinck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-bavinck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/herman-bavinck-4872_christian-religion_the-plan-of-salvation-in-the-christian-r_193561.png) > [“sketching out, like an architect, the plan of salvation to those that pleased Him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/sketching-out-like-an-architect-the-plan-of-salvation-to-those-that/) [The Church Fathers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-church-fathers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/601/the-church-fathers-1438_architecture_sketching-out-like-an-architect-the-plan_3176339.jpg) > [“As Paul views the plan of salvation, he sets forth a mighty doxology in Romans 11:33–36. All he can do is praise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-knight/as-paul-views-the-plan-of-salvation-he-sets-forth-a-mighty-doxology/) [George R. Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/george-r-knight-38058_plan-of-salvation_as-paul-views-the-plan-of-salvation-he-s_2046731.jpg) > [The plan of salvation as stated in the Bible can be seen through observation of the universe around us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-ross/the-plan-of-salvation-as-stated-in-the-bible-can-be-seen-through/) [Hugh Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/hugh-ross-18610_bible_the-plan-of-salvation-as-stated-in-the-b_2556329.png) > [You are not saved by the plan of salvation. You are saved by the man of salvation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/you-are-not-saved-by-the-plan-of-salvation-you-are-saved-by-the-man/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/adrian-rogers-2096_he-man_you-are-not-saved-by-the-plan-of-salvati_3029864.png) > ["Sincerity is the biggest part of selling anything -- including the Christian plan of salvation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/sincerity-is-the-biggest-part-of-selling-anything-including-the/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/billy-graham-234_christian_sincerity-is-the-biggest-part-of-selling_1373079.png) > [Occasionally, we are given a reminder of how precious a gift it is to understand the plan of salvation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bytheway/occasionally-we-are-given-a-reminder-of-how-precious-a-gift-it-is-to/) [John Bytheway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bytheway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/john-bytheway-10653_gift_occasionally-we-are-given-a-reminder-of_1292239.png) > [My humble prayer is that all men everywhere may understand more fully the significance of the atonement of the Savior of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-b-lee/my-humble-prayer-is-that-all-men-everywhere-may-understand-more-fully/) [Harold B. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-b-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/harold-b-lee-7452_atonement_my-humble-prayer-is-that-all-men-everywh_1405637.jpg) > [“she had now no inclination to trouble Gibbie's heart with what men call the plan of salvation. It was enough to her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-macdonald/she-had-now-no-inclination-to-trouble-gibbie-s-heart-with-what-men/) [George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-macdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7f/george-macdonald-295_plan-of-salvation_she-had-now-no-inclination-to-trouble-gi_3230016.png) > [We have learned from none others the plan of our salvation, than from those through whom the Gospel has come down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irenaeus-of-lyons/we-have-learned-from-none-others-the-plan-of-our-salvation-than-from/) [Irenaeus of Lyons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irenaeus-of-lyons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/irenaeus-of-lyons-18423_bible_we-have-learned-from-none-others-the-pla_2145330.png) > [To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-lionel-kendrick/to-gain-strength-in-our-struggles-we-must-have-a-positive-perspective/) [L. Lionel Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-lionel-kendrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/l-lionel-kendrick-13484_gain_to-gain-strength-in-our-struggles-we-mus_1196044.png) > [“God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit desired the existence of humanity for fellowship. They wanted humans to have a will of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-moore/god-the-father-son-and-holy-spirit-desired-the-existence-of-humanity/) [Beth Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/beth-moore-212_father-son_god-the-father-son-and-holy-spirit-desir_1253537.jpg) > [“If I had my way, I would declare a moratorium on public preaching of 'the plan of salvation' in America for one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paris-reidhead/if-i-had-my-way-i-would-declare-a-moratorium-on-public-preaching-of-2/) [Paris Reidhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paris-reidhead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b16/paris-reidhead-33255_christian_if-i-had-my-way-i-would-declare-a-morato_1771433.jpg) > [“The desire and the effort to give to the Lord, born of the surrender of man to the plan of salvation, stamp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-a-widtsoe/the-desire-and-the-effort-to-give-to-the-lord-born-of-the-surrender/) [John A. Widtsoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-a-widtsoe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/800/john-a-widtsoe-30351_christmas_the-desire-and-the-effort-to-give-to-the_171784.jpg) > [If I had my way, I would declare a moratorium on public preaching of 'the plan of salvation' in America for one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paris-reidhead/if-i-had-my-way-i-would-declare-a-moratorium-on-public-preaching-of/) [Paris Reidhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paris-reidhead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/paris-reidhead-33255_action_if-i-had-my-way-i-would-declare-a-morato_634482.jpg) > [Having faith in the plan of salvation includes steadfastly refusing to be diverted from our true identities and responsibilities. In the brief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-a-maxwell/having-faith-in-the-plan-of-salvation-includes-steadfastly-refusing/) [Neal A. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-a-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/697/neal-a-maxwell-925_activity_having-faith-in-the-plan-of-salvation-in_177221.jpg) > [In whatever country you live, however young or inadequate you feel, or however aged or limited you see yourself as being, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-r-holland/in-whatever-country-you-live-however-young-or-inadequate-you-feel-or/) [Jeffrey R. Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-r-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/jeffrey-r-holland-1190_church_in-whatever-country-you-live-however-you_2825310.png) > [“We should not expect the Church as an organization to teach or tell us all of the things we need t know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-a-bednar/we-should-not-expect-the-church-as-an-organization-to-teach-or-tell/) [David A. Bednar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-a-bednar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/david-a-bednar-2121_children_we-should-not-expect-the-church-as-an-or_1396788.jpg) > [“It should be “with great earnestness” (D&C 123:14) that we bring the light of the gospel to those who are searching for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-tom-perry/it-should-be-with-great-earnestness-d-c-123-14-that-we-bring-the/) [L. Tom Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-tom-perry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaa/l-tom-perry-8309_christianity_it-should-be-with-great-earnestness-d-c_605179.jpg) > [“Here, then, is how we can get sinners to cry out, according to Paris Reidhead: If I had my way, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/comfort-ray/here-then-is-how-we-can-get-sinners-to-cry-out-according-to-paris/) [Comfort , Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/comfort-ray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/comfort-ray-90838_holiness-of-god_here-then-is-how-we-can-get-sinners-to-c_238100.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/plan-salvation/#itemlist", "name": "Plan Salvation Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“the plan of salvation in the Christian religion determines the method of Christian theology.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Herman Bavinck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-bavinck/the-plan-of-salvation-in-the-christian-religion-determines-the-method/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/herman-bavinck-4872_christian-religion_the-plan-of-salvation-in-the-christian-r_193561.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/herman-bavinck-4872_christian-religion_the-plan-of-salvation-in-the-christian-r_193561.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/herman-bavinck-4872_christian-religion_the-plan-of-salvation-in-the-christian-r_193561.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“the plan of salvation in the Christian religion determines the method of Christian theology.” — Herman Bavinck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“sketching out, like an architect, the plan of salvation to those that pleased Him.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "The Church Fathers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-church-fathers/sketching-out-like-an-architect-the-plan-of-salvation-to-those-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/601/the-church-fathers-1438_architecture_sketching-out-like-an-architect-the-plan_3176339.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/601/the-church-fathers-1438_architecture_sketching-out-like-an-architect-the-plan_3176339.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/601/the-church-fathers-1438_architecture_sketching-out-like-an-architect-the-plan_3176339.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“sketching out, like an architect, the plan of salvation to those that pleased Him.” — The Church Fathers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“As Paul views the plan of salvation, he sets forth a mighty doxology in Romans 11:33–36. 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