The sovereignty of the state as the power that protects the individual and that defines the mutual relationships among the visible spheres, rises high above them by its right to command and compel.
ABRAHAM KUYPERNotwithstanding that the social diagnosis could yield no other verdict than ‘rotten to the very core’?
More Abraham Kuyper Quotes
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There is not an inch of any sphere of life over which Jesus Christ does not say, ‘Mine.’
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He is, in whatsoever it may be, constantly standing before the face of God
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Unity is the ultimate goal of all the ways of God.
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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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… we have gratefully to receive from the hand of God the institution of the state with its magistrates as a means of preservation….
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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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The greatest gift a church can receive is to have a group of families who take their responsibilitie s with such Christian seriousness that they are willing to completely alter their lifestyle to raise up disciples for Jesus Christ.
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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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It is impossible, Bible in hand, to limit Christ’s Church to one’s own little community.
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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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It is this: That in spite of all worldly opposition, God’s holy ordinances shall be established again in the home
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Sin lives solely by plagiarising the ideas of God
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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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Notwithstanding that the social diagnosis could yield no other verdict than ‘rotten to the very core’?
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And there is a beauty which God grants when by His grace men are born again. That kind of beauty never vanishes but blooms eternally.
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