Glory of god Quote by Elton Trueblood

“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's will that…

— 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

“He (Abraham Lincoln) is one of the few men in history, our own history and all history, whose religion was great enough to bridge…

— Dean sperry

“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 was equidistant from the heresy which makes a person believed that he can do nothing, and the opposite heresy which makes them suppose…

— 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

“The world did not appreciate Abraham Lincoln until he died. His great figure has been looming higher each succeeding decade. We understand Jesus better…

— Charles Jefferson

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

— Anonymous

“Lincoln had a masterful grasp of great subjects. He was able to look at events from all sides, so as to appreciate how they…

— Henry Ketcham

“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

“God is both transcendent (beyond us) and immanent (near us).”

— Dennis P. Hollinger