God

The character and attributes of God; the Trinity; Father, Son, and Spirit together; what God is like in himself.

48 quotes

God Is Not Wearied by Conferring Kindness John Calvin
God is not like men, so as to be wearied out or exhausted by conferring kindness.
Imitate the Lowly God Augustine of Hippo
Why art thou proud, O man? God for thee became low. Thou wouldst perhaps be ashamed to imitate a lowly man; then at least imitate the lowly God.
About Christ Council of Nicaea
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, …
Having the Patience of God John Owen
Suppose your God should be angry every time you gave Him cause and struck every time you provoked Him! When your brother offends you, restrain your heart until you take a …
John Murray on Adoption John Murray
Adoption, as the term clearly implies, is an act of transfer from an alien family into the family of God himself. This is surely the apex of grace and privilege.
Correcting Providence John Newton
So ready are we - at least, so ready am I - to want to recall the day that is past and correct the disposals of Divine Providence.
Intercession of Christ John Murray
But the fact that from the seat of exalted and undimmed glory and in the exercise of high priestly prerogative he interposes petition to the Father on behalf of every one …
Do Good to All John Calvin
The Lord enjoins us to do good to all without exception, though the greater part, if estimated by their own merit, are most unworthy of it. But Scripture subjoins a most …
Be Merciful Jesus
For He is gracious to the ungrateful and evil. Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Absurdity of the Incarnation? Scott Oliphint
That which is truly absurd is whatever is in opposition to God; and surely the incarnation is not. Absurdity, therefore, has to be measured not in terms of what we can …
Let Your Joy be in God Matthew Meade
Whatever you enjoy in the world, yet let your joy be in God. Have you riches, honors, pleasures, children, health, beauty, etc.
He Overrules All the Designs of Men John Newton
He overrules all the designs of men–for the furtherance and accomplishment of his holy plan. Not only his friends, but his enemies contribute to it.
He Who Called Us John Newton
He who called us can easily call others.
God For Me William Gurnall
Satan hates me; Satan accuses me; Satan temps me. Conversely, you lose much comfort when you fail to see the promises and providence of God as available for your own …
The Nature of Inspiration Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
When we think of God the Lord giving by His Spirit a body of authoritative Scriptures to His people, we must remember that He is the God of providence and of grace as …
The Theological Significance of the Call to Worship Glen Clary
The call to worship tells us something very theologically significant. God summons us into his presence to worship him. … We are summoned into the presence of God to join …
Religion of the Bible Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
The religion of the Bible thus announces itself, not as the product of men’s search after God, if haply they may feel after Him and find Him, but as the creation in men …
Does Your Faith Waiver? Chad Van Dixhoorn
Does your faith ever waver? Remember the Holy Spirit, for he too is promised in this covenant that is all of grace. The Spirit will make us ‘willing’ to believe in a …
Propitiation is the Fruit of Love John Murray
It is one thing to say that the wrathful God is made loving. That would be entirely false. It is another thing to say the wrathful God is loving. That is profoundly true. …
Tender and Awesome Thomas Schreiner
What is remarkable here [1 Peter 1:17] is that God’s tenderness and love as father is mingled with his judgment and the fear that should mark Christians in this world. …
We are God's Creation Herman Bavinck
We are God’s creation; he is not ours.
Lamentably Ignorant Richard Baxter
I am daily forced to admire how lamentably ignorant many of our people are, that have seemed diligent hearers of me these 10 or 12 years, while I spoke as plainly as I …
One Little Word Shall Fell Him Martin Luther
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him; His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure, One little word shall fell him.
The Old Testament Story G.K. Beale
The Old Testament is the story of God, who progressively reestablishes his new-creational kingdom out of chaos over a sinful people by his word and Spirit through …
Omega-likeness of the Alpha Glory-Spirit Meredith Kline
The Glory-Spirit over the waters was a revelation of the absolute sovereignty of the Creator-King, a guarantee that whatever the conditions that seemed unruly and …
He Does All Things Well John Newton
Let us strive and pray for a habitual resignation to his will; for He does all things well. It is never ill with us but when our evil hearts doubt or forget this plainest …
Isaac’s Sacrificial Ram Meredith Kline
When the hour of darkness should come, it was the Lord who would himself be Isaac’s sacrificial ram.
He Seeth Not as Man Seeth John Newton
It is an astonishing thought, that God should thus dwell with men; that he, before whom the mightiest earthly potentates are less than nothing and vanity, should thus …
What are all your beloveds to this Beloved? John Owen
You that are yet in the flower of your days, full of health and strength, and, with all the vigor of your spirits, do pursue some one thing, some another, consider, I …
Renewing in the Image of Jesus David Powlison
God does not accept me just as I am; he loves me despite how I am. He loves me just as Jesus is; he loves me enough to devote my life to renewing me in the image of …
Infallibility and Dull Uniformity Geerhardus Vos
But infallibility is not inseparable from dull uniformity. The truth is inherently rich and complex, because God is so himself.
Yahweh Elohim Herman Bavinck
The gnostic and Marcionite disjunction between the Old Testament God of wrath and vengeance and the New Testament God of love and mercy is unknown to Scripture. Yahweh …
Triune Salvation Herman Bavinck
It is the triune God—Father, Son, and Spirit—who together conceive, determine, carry out, and complete the entire work of Salvation. The benefit to the believer is in …
Trueman on Humility Carl Trueman
Acknowledging that God works in history means that we acknowledge that he has worked in the past; and acknowledging that he has worked in the past means that we …
The Doctrine of Providence Herman Bavinck
The doctrine of providence is not a philosophical system but a confession of faith that, notwithstanding appearances, only God–by his almighty and everywhere present …
Creator Creature Distinction Herman Bavinck
Affirming the distinction between the Creator and his creature is the starting point of true religion.
To Him be Glory Apostle Paul
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.
God's Infinite Liberality John Calvin
However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
Alpha and Omega John the Apostle
‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’
Theology Bores Christians Richard Phillips
Theology bores today’s Christians, which is another way of saying we are bored with God himself.
Bavinck on Christianity Herman Bavinck
Christianity is no less than the real, supreme work of the Triune God, in which the Father reconciles his created but fallen world through the death of his Son and …
Duties in the First Commandment Westminster Divines
A. 104: The duties required in the first commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him …
If God Were Indeed a Human Projection Herman Bavinck
If ‘God’ were indeed a human projection or creation, a human effort to explain reality now known to us via science, or a means of providing security, comfort, and …
Love the Father has Given Us John the Evangelist
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.
Flavel on Providence John Flavel
Some providences, like Hebrew letters, must be read backwards.
Rend Your Heart Joel
So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing …
Clement on Beards Clement of Alexandria
For God wished women to be smooth and to rejoice in their locks alone growing spontaneously, as a horse in his mane. But He adorned man like the lions, with a beard, and …
The Wonderful Exchange John Calvin
This is the wonderful exchange he has made with us: that, becoming Son of man with us, he has made us sons of God with him.