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!
ABRAHAM KUYPER
ABRAHAM KUYPER
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Abraham Kuyper48 quotes“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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It is everywhere, in all parts of the world; and whatever its external form, frequently changing, often impure, yet the gifts wherever received increase our riches.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper He is employed in the service of his God. He has strictly to obey his God. And above all, he has to aim at the glory of his God.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper The Holy Scripture is like a diamond: in the dark it is like a piece of glass, but as soon as the light strikes it the water begins to sparkle, and the scintillation of life greets us.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper It is impossible, Bible in hand, to limit Christ’s Church to one’s own little community.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper Unchecked, the dominating influences of money and of barren intellectualism would reduce the life of emotions to freezing point.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper God created hand, head, and heart; the hand for the deed, the head for the world, the heart for mysticism.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper 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.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper And when you allow nothing that lies hidden in the storehouse of your Christian religion to remain unused against the cancer that is destroying the vitality of our society in such alarming ways.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper It is this: That in spite of all worldly opposition, God’s holy ordinances shall be established again in the home
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper He is, in whatsoever it may be, constantly standing before the face of God
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper 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
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper 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
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper And, unable to grasp the holier benefits of religion, the mysticism of the heart reacts in the art-intoxication. ….
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper Do not bury our glorious orthodoxy in the treacherous pit of a spurious conservatism.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper To have faith in the Word, Scripture must not grasp us in our critical thought, but in the life of the soul.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper 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.
Abraham KuyperAbraham Kuyper
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Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh
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The election is not very far off when a candidate can recognize you across the street.
Kin HubbardKin Hubbard All that is needed is money and a candidate who can be coached to look sincere. Political principles and plans for specific action have come to lose most of their importance. The personality of the candidate, the way he is projected by the advertising experts, are the things that really matter.
Aldous HuxleyAldous Huxley A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
E. B. WhiteE. B. White Anyway, I just haven’t been able to find any humanity in any Republican candidate ever in my entire life.
Alan RudolphAlan Rudolph The people will have the right to elect their representatives from a list of candidates [who have been approved by the Party].
Leon TrotskyLeon Trotsky I think God has blessed us. He has blessed the Republican Party with some very good candidates. The Democrats can’t even find one.
Marco RubioMarco Rubio I do think we should be focused on substance and record. If you want a candidate who opposes amnesty, who opposes citizenship for the 12 million people here illegally, I’m the only candidate in the race who opposes that.
Ted CruzTed Cruz It’s not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like Donald Trump, telling his supporters “punch that guy in the face.” I think everyone candidate ought to aspire toward civility, towards decency, towards bringing us together. I don’t think we should be using angry and hateful rhetoric.
Ted CruzTed Cruz