Thomas Aquinas Quotes About Salvation

Quotes about: Salvation

• Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Believe, Thoughtful, Love Is

  "The Soul of a Nation: Culture, Morality, Law, Education, Faith". Book by Bernard J. Coughlin, p. 27, 2012.

• The world of pure spirits stretches between the divine nature and the world of human beings; because divine wisdom has ordained that the higher should look after the lower, angels execute the divine plan for human salvation: they are our guardians, who free us when hindered and help to bring us home.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Angel, Home, Divine Wisdom

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1955). “Theological texts”

• There is but one Church in which men find salvation, just as outside the ark of Noah it was not possible for anyone to be saved.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Men, Church, Ark

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (2000). “The Aquinas Catechism: A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith by the Church's Greatest Theologian”, p.78, Sophia Institute Press

• Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Philosophical, Demand, Reason

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (1955). “Theological texts”

• The Cross to me is certain salvation. The Cross is that which I ever adore. The Cross of the Lord is with me. The Cross is my refuge.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Christianity, Lord, Salvation

• Baptism is not to be conferred on a man who is unwilling to give up his other sins, so neither should Baptism be given to one who is unwilling to renounce his unbelief. Nevertheless, each of them receives the Sacrament if it is conferred on him, although not unto salvation.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Giving Up, Men, Baptism

• If anyone without the right faith receives Baptism outside the Church, he does not receive it unto salvation ... From the comparison of the Church to Paradise, we learn that men can receive her Baptism even outside her fold, but that out there no one can receive or keep the salvation of the blessed.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Blessed, Men, Baptism

• Baptism is the Sacrament of Faith. Now, dead faith does not suffice for salvation .. .Therefore, the Sacrament of Baptism cannot give salvation to a man whose will ... expels the form of faith.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Men, Giving, Baptism

• He who does not embrace the teaching of the Church does not have the habit of faith.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Teaching, Church, Doe

• Sin is a spiritual illness; thus sinners are in need of salvation.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Spiritual, Needs, Sin

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (2010). “The Academic Sermons (The Fathers of the Church, Mediaeval Continuation, Volume 11)”, p.47, CUA Press

• To the Everlasting Father, And the Son who made us free And the Spirit, God proceeding From them Each eternally, Be salvation, honour, blessing, Might and endless majesty.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Father, Son, Blessing

• In questions of this sort there are two things to be observed. First, that the truth of the Scriptures be inviolably maintained. Secondly, since Scripture doth admit of diverse interpretations, that no one cling to any particular exposition with such pertinacity that, if what he supposed to be the teaching of Scripture should afterward turn out to be clearly false, he should nevertheless still presume to put it forward, lest thereby the sacred Scriptures should be exposed to the derision of unbelievers and the way of salvation should be closed to them.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Teaching, Two, Sacred Scripture

• The human race was in need of salvation because of the perversity of sin. For when people who are ill are cured from their illness, they are called "saved." Therefore, the Lord says: "Your faith has saved you.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Race, People, Needs

  Saint Thomas (Aquinas) (2010). “The Academic Sermons (The Fathers of the Church, Mediaeval Continuation, Volume 11)”, p.47, CUA Press

• To be united to God in unity of person was not fitting to human flesh, according to its natural endowments, since it was above his dignity; nevertheless, it was fitting that God, by reason of his infinite goodness, should unite it to himself for human salvation.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Unity, Flesh, Dignity

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 4 (Part III, First Section)”, p.2020, Cosimo, Inc.

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