Quotes about Limitation

But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”

He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.

Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,

and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’?

they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats.

“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”

And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes, and you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people.

Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.

So He could not perform any miracles there, except to lay His hands on a few of the sick and heal them.

“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.

It is not our affection, but yours, that is restrained.

We do not see God as he is in himself. We behold him in his works. We name him according to the manner in which he has revealed himself in his works. To see God face to face is for us impossible, at least here on earth. If, nevertheless, God wills that we should know him, he must needs descend to the level of the creature. He must needs accommodate himself to our limited, finite, human consciousness.