Quotes about Forced
What is voluntary comes from the will; what is forced comes to the will from outside and prevents it from doing what it will.
— Peter Kreeft
So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.
— Exodus 1:11
Religion and liberty are inseparable. Religion is voluntary, and cannot and ought not to be forced.
— Philip Schaff
We are connected to things that have been forced on us, such as the sins of others
— Edward Welch
Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
— Mark 15:21
I believe that - love is a choice. I believe that we love, that if I'm forced to love you then I don't know that I've really loved you.
— Rick Warren
Since God by His very nature (love) cannot force anyone to love Him, it would be highly improper to think of a heaven where people were forced to be there.
— Norman Geisler
Along the way they found a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
— Matthew 27:32
If we don't understand how seriously ill we are, we don't pursue the remedy with the required diligence. If we are slightly ill, we take an aspirin. If we are dying, we passionately pursue a cure. The cure is not forced on us; it is offered to us.4
— William Wilberforce
Lots of folks are forced to skimp to support a government that won't.
— Winston Churchill
In the United States, there are 1,600 forced resignations of pastors every month. Many
— Neil Anderson
If God is love and humans are free, then there must be a hell. Not only would it be a contradiction for God to force people to love him, but it would also be hell for them to be forced to love the One they hate.
— Norman Geisler