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“Almighty God has one goal; this world is not created in vain. God wants to make Islam prevail in the world, make His Mahdi appear, make Jesus Messiah descend to earth and show him to the people; God wants to bring about the Last Day and bring about the end of this world after a short while and make people see the End Times.”
Adnan Oktar (born 1956) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 4 January 2014.
“God's service in this name is the service of God's house, and therefore they are convertible. And who sees not, that whosoever ministers to the poor, ministers to God ? As it appears in that solemn sentence of the last day, inasmuch as you did feed, clothe, lodge the poor, you did it unto me.”
Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet (1554–1625) said by 1625 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am here to argue against the existence of the Christian God. I am not here to defend atheism, contrary to the impression Dr. Craig's talk might have given you. Look, I think there are many ways of thinking about God. And I think some of them are ways I might accept. I just can't accept the Christian God.”
Edwin Curley (born 1937) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Existence of the Christian God : William Lane Craig vs. Edwin Curley at University of Michigan, Michigan, February 5, 1998; republished at reasonablefaith.org
“Knowledge of God comprises three kind: Theological, philosophical and mystical. Theological knowledge concerns with tawhid or unification. Philosophical knowledge deals with the concept of Ultimate Truth, reached through reason. Mystical knowledge is the knowledge of the Essence of God. It is attained by the saints after mushahada or the contemplation on God in their illuminated hearts.”
Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796–861) said by 861 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You may successfully resist any and all men, but you cannot successfully resist Jehovah God. . . . In the name of Jehovah God and His anointed King, Christ Jesus, I demand that you give order to all officials and servants of your government that Jehovah’s witnesses in Germany be permitted to peaceably assemble and without hindrance worship God.”
Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869–1942) said by 1942 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On Florin Hilbay, former Solicitor-General and a 2019 opposition senatorial candidate] He acts like a man and pretends that Agot is his girlfriend. Be true to yourself. You're gay. Don't hide behind a cover. You were made by God. God made a mistake. Just because he's a God does not mean he is incapable of making mistakes.”
Rodrigo Duterte (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you criticize me, do not use the platform of God... Do not take God's name in vain because pag-resbak ko, makasali ko na 'yung Panginoong Diyos. (when I retaliate, I will include God.)”
Rodrigo Duterte (born 1945) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: GMA News Online, Expats living in the PHL have no right to criticize me – Duterte (July 2018)
“Any access to something like "God," precisely because of the aim of Being as such, will have to determine him in advance as a being. The precomprehension of "God" as being is self-evident to the point of exhausting in advance "God" as a question.”
Jean-Luc Marion (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Love, for Rabia, is the basis of spiritual perfection at all the stages on the journey to God. She teaches to love God for the sake of God.”
Rabia of Basra (710–801) said by 801 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To the extent that we are free we are like God, who has no need of an idea of a God over Godself or of an incentive other than the moral law itself. But to the extent that we are also natural beings, we desire our own happiness in everything else that we desire, and we need the practical postulate of God to bring that happiness together with morality.”
John E. Hare (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... God's opinion is still an opinion, and the prophets of God are only expressing their opinions too; they're just claiming more authority than they actually have. Arguments from authority are worthless. You need to have a verifiable reason that can be determined objectively, regardless of what anyone has to say about it, including God.”
“That no human ruler can claim the same degree of allegiance that God claims; that God's kingship or suzerainty relativizes all human regimes; that all human political arrangements, even the most just and humane, fall short of the kingdom of God: these are ideas that have reverberated over the centuries and into our own time.”
Jon D. Levenson (born 1949) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Love of God (2016), pp. 9-10
“If his people who are called by His name will humble themselves and pray, He will do as He has done for generations and heal His people and He will heal this land, I leave here today confident that God is at work. Even though it may not seem that way God is working. Even when things don’t seem like they’re going the way we expected, they’re going the way God expected.”
Mike Pence (born 1959) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Prayer is needed now more than ever, Vice President Pence tells First Baptist Dallas (June 28 2020)
“To confess your sins to God is not to tell God anything God doesn't already know. Until you confess them, however, they are the abyss between you. When you confess them, they become the Golden Gate Bridge.”
Frederick Buechner (1926–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Part of the inner world of everyone is this sense of emptiness, unease, incompleteness, and I believe that this in itself is a word from God, that this is the sound that God’s voice makes in a world that has explained him away. In such a world, I suspect that maybe God speaks to us most clearly through his silence, his absence, so that we know him best through our missing him.”
Frederick Buechner (1926–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I confess what motivated me, a woman, to become a rabbi, two things come to mind. My belief in God’s calling and my love of humans. God planted in our heart skills and a vocation without asking about gender. Therefore, it is the duty of men and women alike to work and create according to the skills given by God.”
Regina Jonas (1902–1944) first seen 1938 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: C.-V.-Zeitung, June 23, 1938
“I learned that poets aren’t God, but if there is a God...or anything approaching a God...he’s a poet. And a failed one at that.”
Dan Simmons (1948–2026) said by 2026 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God speaks, but always in the voice of the voiceless, the defenceless, the powerless. If the powerful do not hear God in this way, they will not hear God at all.”
Allan Boesak (born 1946) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you hate Jews you do not love God. You may claim to be a Christian (or Muslim) but the God you worship is an idol, not the God of Israel.”
Robert P. George (born 1955) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter post (18 February 2018)
“Theological arguments are supposed to provide ‘explanations’ for the existence of God. That means these arguments ought to persuade and make anyone who does not know about God to at least understand that God exists. But unfortunately, this is not the case. Anyone who takes a critical look at the theological arguments would really wonder what those who advanced these explanations had in mind.”
“Many people think there's someone called 'God' who's arranging it all. God doesn't do that. We do the arranging... and we do it through the law of cause and effect. As we think, so we are. As we think... we create the conditions of what we see around us. We all do it. The pain and the suffering of the world is made by us, not by God.”
Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[T]he King is God's immediate lieutenant upon earth; and therefore one and the same action is God's by ordinance, and the King's by execution. And the power which resides in the King is not any assuming to himself, nor any gift from the people, but God's power, as well in, as over, him.”
William Laud (1573–1645) first seen 1625 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sermon preached at Whitehall (19 June 1625), quoted in The Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, William Laud, sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Volume I: Sermons (1847), p. 94
“Yahweh is Lord of all, even of economics. There is no hint here of a sacred law of supply and demand that operates independently of biblical ethics and the Lordship of Yahweh. The people of God should submit to God, and God demands economic justice among his people.”
Ron Sider (1939–2022) said by 2022 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Marcion, in the middle of the second century, had pitilessly assailed the God of the Jews, and denounced the cruelty, lust, fraud, and rapine of the Hebrew patriarchs and kings, the favourites of that God. In the middle of the third century the orthodox were still hard put to it to meet the arguments of Marcion, and, as Milton put it, "to justify the ways of God to man.”
Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare (1856–1924) said by 1924 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Is there a God?” I said. “I mean, are you in touch, telepathically, with any kind of God?” “No. I’m not in touch with anything like that. As far as I know, there is no God.” “Oh,” I said. “It doesn’t bother you,” the voice said. “You may think it does; but it doesn’t. You’re really on your own. You’ve been learning that.”
Walter Tevis (1928–1984) said by 1984 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In God’s eyes – listen – no one is a victim. We are all perpetrators of open rebellion, scandalous, blasphemous sin against God. We are all rebels, we are all obstinate, we are all stubborn... Here we have the critical fundamental principle of the gospel; no one is a victim. From God’s viewpoint, no one is a victim.”
John F. MacArthur (1939–2025) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Social Justice and the Gospel, Part 1" (August 2018), SJ&G
“The idea of God is born to explain what science cannot explain. Science says what stars are, how they work. We know how to reconstruct a family album of the universe but we can't say why it's made that way. And here God was invented. God is comfortable, too comfortable. But it's a childish idea, like Santa Claus.”
Margherita Hack (1922–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are all portions of this universe of Consciousness. We are not different from one another, and we are not different from God. If one sows a mango seed one will get a mango, never a lemon. In the same way, that which is born of God can never be other than God.”
Muktananda (1908–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Abba Mark said to Abba Arsenius: “Why do you run away from us?” The elder said to him: “God knows that I love you, but I cannot be with God and with people. The thousands and tens of thousands above have one will, but people have many wills, so I cannot forsake God and come among people.”
Arsenius the Great (354–449) said by 449 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Yes, I fought against the idea of evolution as a replacement for God, as a way to explain the universe without reference to God. But now I see that the truth is a synthesis of the scientific and religious world views. The truth is that evolution is the way God created, and is still creating. p. 151”
James Redfield (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Money is not in the realm of God. Money is outside the kingdom of God; it is in the world of Satan. Therefore, money is unrighteous both in position and existence. Actually, as far as God is concerned, money should not exist. In this universe there should not be such a thing as money. If we love money, we love something that should not exist.”
Witness Lee (1905–1997) said by 1997 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is common to all the divine Attributes is that they are modes through which the Essence can interact with the temporal world. The Attributes of God can be divided into two types: Attribues of Majesty that mediate the power and wrath of God, and Attributes of Beauty that convey the grace and mercy of God.”
Ruzbihan Baqli (1128–1209) said by 1209 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is One Holy Spirit, having His subsistence from God, and being made manifest by the Son, to wit to men: Image of the Son, Perfect Image of the Perfect; Life, the Cause of the living; Holy Fount; Sanctity, the Supplier, or Leader, of Sanctification; in whom is manifested God the Father, who is above all and in all, and God the Son, who is through all.”
Gregory Thaumaturgus (213–270) said by 270 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is haunted by Calvarys. Yet, by God’s grace and in God’s plan, Calvary isn’t the end of the story. While the cross of Calvary repulses us and shames us, confronting us with death and humiliation, with the injustice and betrayal of which we are all capable, the same cross – transformed by God’s power and grace – is also the means through which we achieve life and rebirth.”
Joseph Bambera (born 1956) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Good Friday Homily (April 16, 2017)
“Certainly, it is my conviction and belief that, peace project is God's project. He only employs us as workers in the field; therefore we have to be attentive to listen through the word of God and Scripture and the Social teaching of the Church. It is the re-echoing the voice of God.”
John Baptist Odama (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: ‘Let Us Avoid Escalating Violence’ Uganda’s peace advocate speaks Interview: Archbishop John Baptist Odama (Uganda) (3 July 2008)
“The only guide to God is God Himself. Inspired by a great Sufi he believed; "God made us to know Himself through Himself, and guided us to knowledge of Himself through Himself, so that the attestation of gnosis arose out of gnosis through gnosis, after he who possessed gnosis had been taught gnosis by Him who is the object of gnosis.”
Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi (950–990) said by 990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The end of the gnostic is traceable 'when he is as he was where he was before he was.' The gnostic then has made easy effort to discharge his duty to God, and his gnosis is a realization of what God has given him; therefore he truly returns from things to God.”
Abu Bakr al-Kalabadhi (950–990) said by 990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Christ gave the message of love to the world and preached brotherhood, and that all are children of God and hence we must treat each other as brothers and sisters. Christmas is the most awaited Holy period in the calendar for the followers of Christ. Christmas means the celebration of God's incredible love towards mankind. God sent his Son to the mankind to spread the message of peace and love.”
Lawrence Mukkuzhy (born 1951) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sauhardha Christmas 2016 spreads ‘Love, Peace and Harmony” (11 December 2016)
“For John Paul II everything begins with God's "yes" to man, everything arises from God's plan of "infinite love." God's "yes" to man means "yes" to his dignity, to his authentic needs. It means "yes" to the world... and to everything that is beautiful, good and just in life.”
Giampaolo Crepaldi (born 1947) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Placido Domingo presents album of songs drawn from JP II's poetry (28 November 2008)
“If then we would be saved, we must, even until death, have our lips ever opened to pray and say: "My God, help me; my God, have mercy; Mary, have mercy." If we cease to pray, we shall be lost. Let up pray for ourselves and let us pray for sinners, for this is so pleasing to God.”
Alphonsus Liguori (1696–1787) said by 1787 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The seeker's real approach to God means his preoccupation with afflictions appearing on the way to Him. Tribulations in separation from God is to be treated as a boon granted by God to His elect.”
Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (1173–1236) said by 1236 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No one is excluded from their proclamation that Jesus is Lord, that God loves all people, that all of us are sisters and brothers, beloved children of the one God, for God alone is able to feed the deepest hungers of the human heart.”
Gustavo García-Siller (born 1950) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: New San Antonio archbishop asks Catholics to listen for God’s call (27 November 2010)
“Guard your conscience. Do not forget that you are the image and likeness of God, that you are obliged to present this image in purity and holiness to God himself.Woe to you if God will not recognize His image, will not find in it any similarity with Himself! He will utter the dreadful words: "I do not know you.”
Ignatius Brianchaninov (1807–1867) said by 1867 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The story is told that someone once asked a wise man where he could be sure to find God. The wise man told his questioner to come along where he would lead him, and together they went into the solitude of the open desert. ‘Behold’, he said, ‘where God is’. God is more promptly believed to be there, since he is more easily found there.”
Eucherius of Lyon (380–449) said by 449 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The more we suffer, the more we hope in God. Today, our people have hope in God's mercy, in the certainty of his love. There is a divine message that transcends our human intelligence and understanding. Our only way is to entrust ourselves to his merciful love and reaffirm our hope in God's plan of salvation.”
Marco Tin Win (born 1960) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Archbishop of Mandalay among the homeless: "The tragedy has not extinguished hope, we will rise with Christ" (3 April 2025) Fides News Agency
“The human being is open to the Kingdom of God in his nature and the Kingdom of God exists with the purpose of belonging to us human creatures. Our human nature has been made and organised in such a way of being directed, despite the freedom of choice given to us, towards the value of the Kingdom of God, for it is only in that value and through it, that it achieves its utter fullness.”
Luigi Pezzuto (born 1946) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Homily of the Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia Herzegovina, Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto in Medjugorje (1 August 2018)
“So, true stillness is of God, from God, and wholly in God. With this we begin to enter into our rest. We begin to rest in peace. We begin to taste the bright mysteries of holy dying, that overcome death through death.Stillness is resurrection. It overcomes death by death. It reveals glory to wisdom. It unveils vision and wonder. Such wonder binds confused, divided thoughts. It is serene.”
Silouan of Shropshire wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“God who comes to us. We will never be alone. Emmanuel: God with us. And other things that are with us will disappear: the investments, the achievements, the gifts, our money… will all disappear. All these things that we have associated with Christmas may disappear. But Jesus who comes as one of us, God with us, will remain with us forever. So that is our hope.”
Luis Antonio Tagle (born 1957) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cardinal Tagle: Christmas in the pandemic calls for solidarity (15 December 2020) Vatican News
“If God so wills, I will bear fruit. I am a grown up plant of forty years in priesthood service. This is God's plan and His will. I never thought that, at the age of sixty-six, I would be made a bishop. God has fulfilled His own dream in this way. That's how I take it.”
Stephen Antony Pillai (born 1952) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: My Priority Is Spiritual Awakening (28 February 2019) Light of truth
“My troops speak, thank God. I'm traveling to Europe, painho and mainha here, like that, thank God, Father. To Europe, this time painho and mainha 'go'. Invitation from LaLiga, LaLiga, right, magnificent, sensational, thank God. It's the troop, departed Europe heavy. Thanks, Laliga.”
Luva de Pedreiro (born 2001) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source