Predestination Quotes

31 quotes by 27 authors

God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the human race, without any merit… — John Calvin
O Jesus! Remember the sadness that Thou didst experience when, contemplating in the light of Thy divinity the predestination of those who would be saved… — Brigit of Kildare
... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation. — Thomas Adams
Which brings me to my conclusion upon Free Will and Predestination, namely - let the reader mark it - that they are identical. — Winston Churchill
Some of the Fathers went so far as to esteem the love of music a sign of predestination, as a thing divine, and reserved for… — William Temple
PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great… — Ambrose Bierce
I dont believe in predestination, even though I was raised a Presbyterian. — Shelley Long
Women have a predestination to suffering. — Bela Lugosi
Human existence may be simpler than we thought. There is no predestination, no unfathomed mystery of life. Demons and gods do not vie for our… — E. O. Wilson
It is inconceivable that the God who gives Himself in His Son to save us, should have created some people ordained to evil and damnation.… — Jacques Ellul
For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, so nothing… — John Calvin
We talk about predestination because the Bible talks about predestination. If we desire to build our theology on the Bible, we run head on into… — R C Sproul
Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of… — John Tillotson
To get rid of predestination we have been willing to degrade our God into a godling. — B. B. Warfield
God is not pre or post anything. He is present to everything. ... There is not predestination but destination, not predestiny but destiny. This follows… — Peter Kreeft
O how far remov'd, Predestination! is thy foot from such As see not the First Cause entire: and ye, O mortal men! be wary how… — Dante Alighieri
The camera was waiting for me by predestination and I took to it as a musician takes to the piano or a painter to canvas.… — Alfred Stieglitz
I knew at an early age I wanted to act. Acting was always easy for me. I don't believe in predestination, but I do believe… — Morgan Freeman
Unbeliever is he who follows predestination even if he be Muslim, Faithful is he, if he himself is the Divine Destiny. — Muhammad Iqbal

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