Quotes about Promise

The fundamental fact about baptism will always be its involvement with the death of Christ ... The prevenient aspect of the grace of God lies not in the temporal priority of the acts of God in baptism in comparison with the conscious acceptance of the divine promise, but in the temporal priority of the cross of Christ with respect to the baptized person, whether child or adult.

in the sacraments we encounter not merely fragments of earthly reality, but rather, signs in which the living God himself acts, taking up the earthly element as a testimony to his trustworthy promise.

Everyone who enters the marriage relationship will come to a point where the marriage starts to rub somewhat adversely. It is for these times that the promise is made. Anticipating struggle, God has ordained a remedy, holding us to our word of commitment. In this struggle we become nobler people.

That old love was dead. But it represented my commitment before the Lord — the One before whom I said, 'Till death do us part.

I promise nothing complete; because any human thing supposed to be complete must for that very reason infallibly be faulty.

So to all Americans, in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, and from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.

When the Savior Himself was born, there were troubled times.

No matter how devastating our struggles, disappointments, and troubles are, they are only temporary. No matter what happens to you, no matter the depth of tragedy or pain you face, no matter how death stalks you and your loved ones, the Resurrection promises you a future of immeasurable good.

And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land

God has never given anybody a dream that He did not want that person to fulfill.

People want to feel hopeful.

Jesus's miracles are not just a challenge to our minds, but a promise to our hearts, that the world we all want is coming.