“When we think of eternity, and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that should make any man contradict the dictates of his conscience, the principles of justice, the laws of religion, and of God?” ThinkingMenShouldHumansLawJusticePrinciplesConscienceConsequenceEternityThis LifeContradiction Author:William Wilberforce
“We really are immortal in the sense that Christ’s Atonement conquers death, both physical and spiritual. And provided we have so lived Today that we have claim on the Atonement’s cleansing grace, we will live forever with God. This life is not so much a time for getting and accumulating as it is a time for giving and becoming. Mortality is the battlefield upon which justice and mercy meet. But they need not meet as adversaries, for they are reconciled in the Atonement of Jesus Christ for all who wisely use Today.” NeedsGivingUseTodaySpiritualLife IsJesusChristJusticeForeverGraceBecomingJesus ChristMercyClaimsConquerThis LifeImmortalMortalityAdversariesBattlefieldsAtonementLive ForeverCleansingJustice And Mercy Author:Lance B. Wickman
“God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world. We will commit sins while we are here, for this life is not a place where justice resides. We, however, ... are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth where justice will reign.” WorldDoeEarthLife IsStrongHeavenChristJusticeSinStrongerCommitThis LifeSinnerRejoiceImaginaryReignLooking ForwardNew Earth Author:Martin Luther
“At present we can only reason of the divine justice from what we know of justice in man. When we are in other scenes, we may have truer and nobler ideas of it; but while we are in this life, we can only speak from the volume that is laid open before us.” KnowsMenMayIdeasReasonSpeakJusticeDivineSceneThis LifeVolumeDivine Justice Book:The prose works of Alexander Pope: The major works, 1725-1744 Source: The prose works of Alexander Pope: The major works, 1725-1744
“God does not work salvation for fictitious sinners. Be a sinner and sin vigorously... Do not for a moment imagine that this life is the abiding place of justice; sin must be committed.” DoeMomentsHumorLife IsReligiousJusticeSinImagineSalvationCommittedThis LifeSinnerImagine ThatAbiding Author:Martin Luther
“. . . and God knows we are sensitive to the suffering that has sometimes broken loose to come billowing forth from your appendages like the pungent vapors of whales - often it appears that in this life of experience and accommodation we pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. But Sissy . . . hold on!” KnowsLifeSometimesSufferingJusticePayBrokenDefeatThis LifeTriumphSensitiveGod KnowsWhalesVaporAccommodationsSissy Author:Jack London
“I believe in justice, maybe not in this life, but there has to be justice. And if there isn't a God, I think it would be very depressing. I'd prefer to believe there is.” IfsThinkingLifeBelieveWould BeI BelieveJusticeI Believe InThis LifeDepressingGod LifeVery Depressing Author:David Zucker