Quotes about Eternity

Christ reigns in order to save." (Hom. in Luc. 30)

I do not deny in the least that the rational nature will always keep its free will, but I declare that the power and effectiveness of Christ's cross and of his death, which he took upon himself toward the end of the aeons, are so great as to be enough to set right and save, not only the present and the future aeon, but also all the past ones, and not only this order of us humans, but also the heavenly orders and powers." (Comm. in Rom. 4.10)

As Simone Weil and others have established beyond question, only someone in touch with the eternal can hope to be eternally relevant—and faithful too.

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.

But it is better to enter into life maimed and lovely in God's sight than to be lovely in man's sight and lame in God's.

Think of the enormous leisure of God! He is never in a hurry. We are always in such a frantic hurry.

Being born again from above is an enduring, perpetual, and eternal beginning. It provides a freshness all the time in thinking, talking, and living—a continual surprise of the life of God. Staleness is an indication that something in our lives is out of step with God.

The Bible says that there will be animals in the regenerated earth, but nowhere does it say that the animals which we see now are immortal and that when they die they are raised again.

He is not concerned about making you blessed and happy right now, but He's continually working out His ultimate perfection for you...

The reason salvation is so easy to obtain is that it cost God so much.

The value of a life can only be estimated by its spiritual relationship to God.

The only preaching which is up to date for every time is the preaching of this eternity, which is opened to us in the Bible alone — the eternal of holy love, grace and redemption, the eternal and immutable morality of saving grace for our indelible sin.