Abraham Quote by Soren Kierkegaard

“suddenly understood perfectly why Abraham had agreed to sacrifice Isaac, his son, when the Lord commanded him to do so. It was not obedience.…

— Dan Simmons

“If Abraham actually had sacrificed Isaac, would he therefore have been less justified?”

— Søren Kierkegaard

“If Abraham had gone ahead and killed his son he would have done something morally wrong. A father has a basic duty to look…

— Nigel Warburton

“The willingness to sacrifice that springs from a loving heart rather than the desire for spiritual distinction is surely acceptable to God. But, as…

— Elisabeth Elliot

“It made no sense that Abraham could head for the mountain in Moriah still believing in God's goodness. It made no sense that even…

— Anne Lamott

“For in Abraham man had learned beforehand, and had been accustomed to follow the Word of God. For Abraham, according to his faith, followed…

— The Church Fathers

“Abraham was asked to sacrifice his only son. God no longer asks for blood sacrifices, for the ultimate sacrifice has been made. But the…

— Ken Follett

“The story is like the other stories about gods demanding acts of devotion and obedience. Gods who are never satisfied. The first audience for…

— Rob Bell

“For when God is said by these things to try men and prove them, to see what is in their hearts and whether they…

— Jonathan Edwards

...we know that God arranges the opportunities for salvation in different ways. Our situation is that we respond eagerly or in a laggardly manner…

— John Cassian

Why does anyone do anything? Belief. A belief that they are right and just in their actions. Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son,…

— Libba Bray

“The Lord, therefore, was not unknown to Abraham, whose day he desired to see; nor, again, was the Lord’s Father, for he had learned…

— The Church Fathers