Quotes About Sovereignty

God is the decider and the determiner of every man's destiny, the controller of every detail in every individual's life, which is another way of saying, "He is God."1 — John MacArthur

Spurgeon was once asked how he could reconcile the apparent contradiction between these two truths. He replied: "I never have to reconcile friends. Divine sovereignty and human responsibility have never had a falling out with each other. I do not need to reconcile what God has joined together."2

Boice reasons, "If Jesus died for all the sins of all men, unbelief included, then all are saved, which the Bible denies. If He died for all the sins of all men, unbelief excluded, then He did not die for all the sins of anybody and all must be condemned. There is no other position, save that He died for the sin of His elect people only."19

When you believe in your heart that God is truly sovereign and that He loves you more than you love yourself, you will experience a supernatural peace and joy even amid extreme adversity, hardship, and suffering.

El consuelo verdadero, puesto que solo existe para mí un consuelo verdadero, aquel que me dice que soy un hombre libre, un individuo inviolable, un ser soberano dentro de mis límites.

The ways of men have no power over us.

This hour belonged to Tamara alone.

Men have labored diligently since the Fall to create a god of their own design, rather than submit themselves to their sovereign Creator.

A man? If I need a man, wouldn't you think I'd have one of my own? Must I wait for you?

Nam si violandum est jus, regnandi gratia Violandum est: aliis rebus pietatem colas. Be just, unless a kingdom tempts to break the laws, For sovereign power alone can justify the cause.

Before you ask other people to respect the borders of the West, ask yourself if the West has ever respected anybody else's border.

The whole system of visas and borders is less than a hundred years old; it only came into force in most places after World War II.

I'm not a communist or social democrat or anything else. I'm a free man.

People of all countries have the right to choose their own social system and road to development in the light of their national conditions and characteristics.

International socialism recognizes the right of free independent nations, with equal rights.

For 47 years, the U.K. has been forced to follow rules set by Brussels bureaucrats, many of whom have never set a foot on British soil.

No one will be allowed to misuse our soil.

We will not accept in our country even a single soldier who will attack Muslims or Arabs.

I have no idea what the U.S. intends to do further there and what would be the reaction of the Iraqi people. I only know that the sole option is to leave Iraq to the Iraqi people.

If we want the Republic to be solid, we must first build its foundation. We need not look abroad for this foundation; we should seek it in the hearts of all the people of the nation.

I don't think we need a Washington-imposed solution.

The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.

If some nation says to us, 'You can have aid, but you have to end confrontation,' then I say, 'Go to hell with your aid.'

Jerusalem will always be the capital of Israel, even if someday a peace agreement were to be reached.