Quotes About Works

Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.

God freely forgives us on account of Christnot on account of our works, contrition, confession, or satisfactions.

Every conjecture we can form with regard to the works of God has as little probability as the conjectures of a child with regard to the works of an adult.

Our works decay and disappear but God gentlest works stay looking down on the ruins we toil to rear.

Of all the marvelous works of God, perhaps the one angels view with the most supreme astonishment, is a proud man.

Do you suppose that God has any need of our works? What God needs is the resoluteness of our will.

Can he who understands not God's word, understand God's works?

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.

Liberty is an acknowledgement of faith in God and his works.

Christians don't believe that goodness gets you to heaven. Christians believe it's exhausting to rely on your own goodness to please God.

Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly. . . . The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself, without our even thinking of it.

He that loveth God will do diligence to please God by his works, and abandon himself, with all his might, well for to do.

"The way of Cain" describes any religious system that attempts to earn God's favor by works and rituals rather than reliance on God's grace.

But deep this truth impressed my mind — Thro' all his works abroad, The heart benevolent and kind The most resembles God.

God never wrought miracles to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.

... we disallow papistical doctrines of free will, of works of supererogation, of merits, of the necessity of auricular confession, and satisfaction to God-wards.

Augustine started from God's grace and got it right, Pelagius started from human effort and got it wrong. Augustine passionately pursued God; Pelagius methodically worked to please God.

Works indeed are good, and God strictly requires them of us, but they do not make us holy.

The works of the righteous would be mortal sins if they would not be feared as mortal sins by the righteous themselves out of pious fear of God.

In all God's providences, it is good to compare His word and His works together; for we shall find a beautiful harmony between them, and that they mutually illustrate each other.

Some people think that if they will do certain things, they will somehow earn the favor of God, but this misses the whole point of Christianity and ironically devolves into a me-centered approach.

Heaven Is as the Book of God before thee set, Wherein to read His wondrous works.

...for liberty is an acknowledgment of faith in God and His works.

If we neither regard the deeds nor respect the works of God, it leads to rebellion.