divine scrutiny Quotes

The gods behold all righteous actions.

And how his audit stands who knows, save Heaven?

I think that most Christians would be better pleased if the Lord did not inquire into their personal affairs too closely. They want Him to save them, to keep them happy, and to take them off to heaven at last, but not to be too inquisitive about their conduct or services.

Riches is nothing in the face of the Lord, for He can see into the heart.

Sin scorches us most after it comes under the scrutinizing light of God's forgiveness and not before

What will you do when the Law of God comes in terror; when the trumpet of the archangel shall tear you from your grave; when the eyes of God shall burn their way into your guilty soul; when the great books shall be opened and all your sin and shame shall be punished... can you stand against an angry Law in that Day?

Every moment of my life I realize that God is putting me on my trial.

If God is watching your every move, you should probably straighten up your act a little bit.

Every fallen woman represents a man as guilty as herself, who escapes human detection, but whose soul lies open before God.

God made the world, My Lord, and looked at it, and saw that it was good. Yes. But what if the world had looked back at him, to see whether he was good or not?

In the eye of that Supreme Being to whom our whole internal frame is uncovered, dispositions hold the place of actions.

I always feel as if I stood naked for the fire of Almighty God to go through me--and it's rather an awful feeling. One has to be so terribly religious to be an artist.