Quotes about Sovereignty
Of all the doctrines of the Bible none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God's sovereignty.
— JC Ryle
The hand of the wicked can't stir one moment before God allows them to begin, and...one moment after God commands them to stop.
— JC Ryle
When God saves us through Christ, He not only saves us from the penalty of sin, but also from its dominion.
— Jerry Bridges
Creatures are so governed by the secret counsel of God, that nothing happens but what he has knowingly and willingly decreed.
— John Calvin
We cannot enjoy peace in this world unless we are ready to yield to the will of God in respect of death. Our times are in His hand, at His sovereign disposal. We must accept that as best.
— John Owen
It is God who creates, effects, and preserves all things through his almighty.
— Martin Luther
I think to trust in the sovereignty of God does not excuse my personal responsibility. Just the opposite - it equips me to be personally responsible.
— Max Lucado
If there is one maverick molecule in all the universe, then God is not sovereign. And if God is not sovereign, He is not God.
— RC Sproul
Any conception of a god that is less than sovereign is an idol and no god at all.
— RC Sproul
Regardless of the cause, none of your problems could happen without God's permission.
— Rick Warren
The authority of God is behind the establishing of human authority.
— Alistair Begg
God is not blind; neither is He capricious. For Him there are no accidents. With God there are no cases of chance events.
— RC Sproul