Quotes about Certainty

Knowledge is the first obstacle of the mind that a meditator should be able to remove. We should not be too sure of anything.

Religion is the possibility of the removal of every ground of confidence except confidence in God alone.

Everyone who has to contend with unbelief should be advised that he ought not to take his own unbelief too seriously.

The church's ... certainty is bound to certain norms and ... a feeling of subjective certainty does not guarantee irrefutable certainty ... it is not the certainty, but the truth in the certainty that makes us free ... there is a way of understanding Holy Scripture that does not estrange us from the gospel.

The hesitations and doubts that are present at many points (in contemporary theology) do not in themselves indicate a deep final uncertainty, an alienation from the gospel.

Come what will, one comfort's always left — that unfailing comfort is, it's all predestinated.

They that trust in the Lord shall never be confounded!

Trust is very hard if you don't know what you're trusting.

Expectations are a form of first-class truth: If people believe it, it's true.

It's not easy to trust in a God you can't see. That's why so many want God to prove himself so we can trust him. In reality, God wants us to trust him so he can prove himself.

God wants our conscience to be certain and sure that it is pleasing to Him. This cannot be done if the conscience is led by its own feelings, but only if it relies on the Word of God.

If God wants something done, can it be done? I am personally convinced that no goal God has for my life is impossible, uncertain, nor can it be blocked.