Quotes about Judgment

But some object and ask, what about the "innocent children" — if there were any left — at the time of the Flood? First they weren't innocent (Romans 3:2329). But again, the onus would be on the parents and guardians who refused to allow their evil children the possibility of survival on the ark!

I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

There are in the Pauline teaching four important structural lines and in connection with these it will prove easiest and most convincing to test our thesis. These consist of the idea of the resurrection, the thought of salvation, the doctrine of the judgment and justification, the conception of the Spirit.

there is already wrapped up a judging-process, at least for believers: the raising act in their case, together with the attending change, plainly involves a pronouncement of vindication.

Every man over forty is a scoundrel.

The 100% American is 99% an idiot.

Our impartiality is kept for abstract merit and demerit, which none of us ever saw.

Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty.

We hand folks over to God's mercy, and show none ourselves.

The national sport is to talk about the person who just left the room. In this, too, we are different from our idols, the English, whose principles forbid them from making personal remarks.

Shame arises from the fear of man; conscience from the fear of God.