Arrogance Quote by Elton Trueblood

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

— Elton Trueblood

“His own deism allowed for a God who, having made the world, having made the world, did not participate in the working out of…

— Fred Kaplan

“His own deism allowed for a God who, having made the world, did not participate in the working out of its ends, whose management…

— Fred Kaplan

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

— Elton Trueblood

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

— Elton Trueblood

“The theme of the next sentence is the heart of his message: “The Almighty has His own purposes.” This is what Lincoln believed now,…

— Stephen Mansfield

“A major element in Lincoln's greatness was the way in which he could hold a strong moral position without the usual accompaniment of self-righteousness.”

— Elton Trueblood

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

— Elton Trueblood

“Lincoln grew immeasurably as he came to think of himself as an “instrument of God’s will.”

— Anonymous

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

— Elton Trueblood

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

— Elton Trueblood

Mr. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy were: 'What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.' He never joined…

— Mary Todd Lincoln