“There is nothing disastrous in the temporary nature of our ideas. They are always that. But there may very easily be a train of evil in the self-deception which regards them as final. I think God will forgive us our skepticism sooner than our Inquisitions.” ThinkingMayIdeasSelfEvilRegardForgivingTrainFinalsGods WillDeceptionTemporarySkepticismSelf DeceptionInquisition Book:A Preface to Politics Source: A Preface to Politics
“The Church must take right ground in regard to politics... Politics are a part of a religion in such a country as this, and Christians must do their duty to the country as part of their duty to God... God will bless or curse this nation, according to the course Christians take in politics.” CountryChristianCoursesNationsChurchReligiousDutyRegardGods WillCurseBlessDuty To God Author:Charles Grandison Finney
“The will of God is sweet tonight, altogether ‘good and acceptable and perfect.’ The considerate love of the Lord Jesus for us seems such a kind thing now. I know it has always been so, but somehow I didn’t see how wise it was when it didn’t seem kind… Remind me of this when I cannot regard His love as considerate some time.” KnowsKindSeemsJesusPerfectLordWiseSweetRegardGods WillTonightAcceptableHis LoveConsiderate Author:Jim Elliot
“We now possess four principles of morality: 1) a philosophical: do good for its own sake, out of respect for the law; 2) a religious: do good because it is God's will, out of love of God; 3) a human: do good because it will promote your happiness, out of self-love; 4) a political: do good because it will promote the welfare of the society of which you are a part, out of love of society having regard to yourself. But is this not all one single principle, only viewed from different sides?” HumansDifferentSelfCharacterLawPoliticalSidesReligiousPrinciplesFourSelf LoveMoralityPhilosophicalRegardSakeGods WillGod LoveWelfareDifferent Sides Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“For when God forbids us to kill, he not only prohibits us from open violence, which is not even allowed by the public laws, but he warns us against the commission of those beings which are esteemed lawful among men....Therefore, with regard to this precept of God, there ought to be no exception at all, but that it is always unlawful to put to death a man, whom God willed to be a sacred animal.” MenLawAnimalViolenceOughtRegardSacredGods WillExceptionUnlawful Author:Lactantius
“Since it is possible that thou mayest depart from life this very moment, regulate every act and thought accordingly. But to go away from among men, if there are gods, is not a thing to be afraid of, for the gods will not involve thee in evil; but if indeed they do not exist, or if they have no concern about human affairs, what is it to me to live in a universe devoid of gods or devoid of Providence? But Gods there are, undoubtedly, and they regard human affairs; and have put it wholly in our power, that we should not fall into what is truly evil.” IfsMenShouldHumansMomentsFallUniverseEvilConcernRegardAffairGods WillTheeGoing AwayProvidence Author:Marcus Aurelius