Quotes About Divine

He is wonderful in His Holy One because He brings Him into tribulation and thus crowns Him.

Thus the fleshly use of sex is forbidden, because it is a disorderly lust. Where, however, sex is associated with you by marriage, then the flesh should be used, and you render to the divine Law, that is, to love what is demanded.

No, he joins the three Persons in the one work of blessing — God the Father, God the Shepherd, and the Angel.

Therefore Augustine was right when he said: "The external works of the Godhead are indivisible.

The most important requirement of prayer is firmly holding on to God and believing that he is merciful and compassionate—someone who wants to help us.

Even if those in authority are evil or without faith, nevertheless the authority and its power is good and from God…. Therefore, where there is power and where it flourishes, there it is and there it remains because God has ordained it.

For He has His strength in His mouth, not a sword in His hand.

This is the work and skill of God, to correct and emend what had been ruined by Jacob's error. He can make evil matters good when we have spoiled and harmed matters.

Why do we not put aside such curiosity and cling simply to the words of Christ, willing to remain in ignorance of what takes place here and content that the real body of Christ is present by virtue of the words?72 Or is it necessary to comprehend the manner of the divine working in every detail?

28. God's love does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it. Human love comes into being through that which is pleasing to it.

For the Spirit blows where He wills (John 3:8), not where we will.

Moses in no wise pertains to us in all his laws, but only to the Jews, except where he agrees with the natural law, which, as Paul teaches, is written in the hearts of the Gentiles (Rom. 2:15).

Ask God to work faith in you; otherwise you will remain eternally without faith, no matter what you try to do or fabricate.

There were some who clung to the right view of the Word and the Sacraments. These means cannot be contaminated. They remain divine regardless of men's opinion. Wherever the means of grace are found, there is the Holy Church, even though Antichrist reigns there.

If we don't use the resources available to us but instead want other resources we don't have, then we're testing God. This is what Satan wanted Christ to do.

Note: God came into the world in order to cast down the demons from divine honors. And now man arrogates the same titles to himself, namely, to boast of good and righteousness, which belong to God alone. But this, too, He will at last, at His Second Coming, cast down.]

For if "Free-will" cannot of itself will good, but wills good by grace alone, (for we are speaking of "Free-will" apart from grace and inquiring into the power which properly belongs to each) who does not see, that that good will, merit, and reward, belong to grace alone.

God orders us to believe and trust in his goodness, but at the same time, we should never test him. We must take advantage of opportunities that God gives us. If we don't, we aren't living according to his plan. But we must continue to maintain our faith and hope in God.

Sinners are attractive because they are loved; they are not loved because they are attractive.

The love of God does not find, but creates, that which is pleasing to it.

Every time people are converted, it is because God has come to them and overcome their ignorance by showing the Gospel to them.

God wants to give us more than we ask for, not just fulfill our weak prayers. Joseph

For through terror He sanctifies those who believe in His name.

But it is God who smites the godless, as he says here.