Free will Quote by Simone Weil Download Open image ““On God's part creation is not an act of self-expansion but of restraint and renunciation.”” — Simone Weil ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Free will Sovereignty of god
“We have rejected the position of dependence which our createdness inevitably involves, and made a bid for independence. Worse still, we have dared to… — John Stott Copy Share Image
“creation formed through the word of God—it is sustained by His words even now.” — Corey Russell Copy Share Image
“In short, the self-sufficient, wholly other, transcendent, and holy God condescended to create a world and creatures, knowing that they would reject him and… — Glenn R. Kreider Copy Share Image
“Unchecked power, driven by self-interest, scarcity, grandiosity and aggression, is deadly to God’s original fruitful purposes.” — Andy Crouch Copy Share Image
“God’s nature does not impose itself from without but lifts up and expands the soul’s interiority so that the Divine Persons might dwell in… — Anthony Lilles Copy Share Image
“To make any corporeal representations of God is unworthy of God. It is a disgrace to his nature.” — William Symington Copy Share Image
“We are the only creators, the only gods. Guilty gods, negated gods, damaged, schizophrenic gods, but above all self- changing gods.” — John Holloway Copy Share Image
Oppression that is clearly inexorable and invincible does not give rise to revolt but to submission. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
At the centre of the human heart is the longing for an absolute good, a longing which is always there and is never appeased… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
One should identify oneself with the universe itself. Everything that is less than the universe is subjected to suffering. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
In a general way, the literature of the twentieth century is essentially psychological; and psychology consists of describing states of the soul by displaying… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
To be innocent is to bear the weight of the entire universe. It is to throw away the counterweight. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
A beautiful woman looking at her image in the mirror may very well believe the image is herself. An ugly woman knows it is… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Only he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love andjustice. — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
If you choose to draw from the inner well of free will, then you can make choices that are outside your current karmic patterns. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Failing to meet your true destiny is a tragic act of free will.” — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
Only when he voluntarily chooses that which he inexorably must do, has man any free will at all. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The goal of the Creator is for each entity to make a conscious choice to again seek Oneness, out of our own free will… — David Wilcock Copy Share Image
“The answer to the question raised in the title of this essay - Is salvation a matter of divine determination or human responsibility? -… — Layton Talbert Copy Share Image
“Mastema prefers absolutes. He wants fences on the world and everything in its place, neat and tidy as a churchyard garden. God is not… — Kirby Crow Copy Share Image
“There is a big park in the middle of the locality. Surrounded by at least 50 houses. That those residents got to live in… — Andy Paula Copy Share Image
“Most people live life on the path we set for them. Too afraid to explore any other. But once in a while people like… — The Adjustment Bureau Copy Share Image
They either attach themselves to God's will, which results in their continuous progress, improvement and advancement, or they oppose God's will, are justly subjected… — Gregory Palamas Copy Share Image
I know we can each do something, however small that act may seem to be. We can pay an honest tithe and give our… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image