Quote by John Calvin

“God does, however, exercise a providence over all things,”

— The Church Fathers

“God disposes all. From the highest to the lowest extreme of a man’s scope, wherever justice and retribution can reach him, so can grace.”

— Ellis Peters

“We may be in the way of our duty, and yet may meet with troubles, which Providence brings us into for the trial of…

— Matthew Henry

“... the Existence of Deity, that he made the World, and govern'd it by his Providence; that the most acceptable Service of God was…

— Benjamin Franklin

“God rules and governs all events, including the free acts of men and their external circumstances, and directs all things to their appointed ends…

— Layton Talbert

“You see how every thing is denied to free will, for the very purpose of leaving no room for merit. And yet, as the…

— John Calvin

“God sovereignly decreed that man should be free to exercise moral choice, and man from the beginning has fulfilled that decree by making his…

— A.W. Tozer

“we ought to act with GOD in the greatest simplicity, speaking to Him frankly and plainly, and imploring His assistance in our affairs, just…

— Brother Lawrence

“However, the path of God is unknown and deep are the waters. Often do we see what is pleasing, take a sudden turn of…

— Nancy B. Brewer

“The freedom of the man of God has nothing to do with autonomy … and … does not stand opposed to submission to God”

— G C Berkouwer

“I wish to be Providence myself, for I feel that the most beautiful, noblest, most sublime thing in the world, is to recompense and…

— Alexandre Dumas

“There’s an irresolvable tension that exists between God’s sovereignty and man’s free will. He never forces man to act or prevents him from acting.…

— Paula Wiseman