Quotes about Permit

God Almighty would in no way permit evil in His works were He not so omnipotent and good that even out of evil He could work good.

All suffering is suffering. As C. S. Lewis said, there is no such thing as "the sum of the world's suffering," an abstraction of the philosophers. There are simply individual people who hurt. And who wonder why God permits it.

Sister, never a precaution on the part of the priest, against his fellow-man. That which his fellow does, God permits. Let us confine ourselves to prayer, when we think that a danger is approaching us. Let us pray, not for ourselves, but that our brother may not fall into sin on our account.

God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe.

For I do not want to see you now only in passing; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits.

Then, turning to his sister: Sister, never a precaution on the part of the priest, against his fellow-man. That which his fellow does, God permits. Let us confine ourselves to prayer, when we think that a danger is approaching us. Let us pray, not for ourselves, but that our brother may not fall into sin on our account.

Hence the explanation of sin is that God permits it, but controls and overrules it for His own glory. If

No one can act outside of God's sovereign will or against it. Centuries ago, Augustine said, "Nothing, therefore, happens unless the Omnipotent wills it to happen: he either permits it to happen, or he brings it about himself."

Immaculate Conception, that if the Virgin would permit him to

Remember, you will never change what you permit, and never challenge what you allow.

Yes, God is the author of everything, including evil, in the sense that He permits it, but not in the sense that He produces it. Evil happens in His permissive will, but He does not promote evil in His perfect will.

God allows in His wisdom what He could easily prevent by His power.