Lutheranism restricted itself to an exclusively ecclesiastical and theological character, while Calvinism put its impress in and outside the church upon every aspect of human life.
ABRAHAM KUYPERIn the school and in the State for the good of the people; to carve as it were into the conscience of the nation the ordinances of the Lord
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He is, in whatsoever it may be, constantly standing before the face of God
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The question is not if the candidate’s heart is favorable to Christianity, but if he has Christ as his starting point even for politics, and will speak out His name!
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Genius is a sovereign power; it forms schools; it lays hold on the spirits of men, with irresistible might; and it exercises an immeasurable influence on the whole condition of human life
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Unchecked, the dominating influences of money and of barren intellectualism would reduce the life of emotions to freezing point.
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The curse should no longer rest upon the world itself, but upon that which is sinful in it, and instead of monastic flight from the world the duty is now emphasized of serving God in the world, in every position in life.
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To which Bible and Creation bear witness, until the nation pays homage again to Go
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The seminaries must be like the churches’ poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin.
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We cannot be passive and silent towards those who reject God’s Word and our holy faith.
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Every science in a certain degree starts from faith, and, on the contrary, faith, which does not lead to science, is mistaken faith or superstition, but real, genuine faith it is not.
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You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.
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And, unable to grasp the holier benefits of religion, the mysticism of the heart reacts in the art-intoxication. ….
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A charity which knows only how to give money is not yet Christian love. You will be free of guilt only when you also give your time, your energy, and your resourcefulness to help end such abuses for good,
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How often has not the parallel been drawn and the golden age of the Roman Empire, when the external brilliancy of life likewise dazzled the eye
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To have faith in the Word, Scripture must not grasp us in our critical thought, but in the life of the soul.
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