Quotes about Sovereignty
Adversity is difficult even when we know God is in control of our circumstances.
— Jerry Bridges
The second truth we must keep in mind is that God is never the author of sin.
— Jerry Bridges
God does not exercise His sovereignty capriciously but only in such a way as His infinite love deems best for us.
— Jerry Bridges
it is the ability of God to so arrange diverse human actions to fulfill His purpose that makes His sovereignty marvelous and yet mysterious.
— Jerry Bridges
No plan of God's can be thwarted. God does as He pleases, and only as He pleases, and no one can frustrate His plans or hinder His purposes.
— Jerry Bridges
The choices people make are moral choices; that is, people are held accountable by God for the choices they make. The actions of Judas, Herod, and Pilate were wicked acts even though done under the sovereign appointment of God.
— Jerry Bridges
Second, we should not allow the doctrine of God's sovereignty to cause us to respond passively to the actions of other people that affect us. We should take all reasonable steps within the will of God to protect and advance our situation.
— Jerry Bridges
God is not only sovereign, He is perfect in love and infinite in wisdom.
— Jerry Bridges
The Bible teaches both the sovereignty of God and the free moral choices of men with equal emphasis.
— Jerry Bridges
But in the light of Scripture, it is decisive that this creaturely freedom poses no threat or limitation to the sovereign and almighty Divine enterprise….
— Jerry Bridges
Third, we must never use the doctrine of God's sovereignty to excuse our own sinful actions or decisions that hurt another person.
— Jerry Bridges
There is no authority except that which God has established.
— Jerry Bridges