One desire has been the ruling passion of my life.
ABRAHAM KUYPERGenius 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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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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Unity is the ultimate goal of all the ways of God.
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The motive of art comes to us not from what exists, but from the notion that there is something higher, something nobler, something richer, and that what exists corresponds only partially to all of this.
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There is not one square inch of the entire creation about which Jesus does not cry out, ‘This is mine!’
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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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The seminaries must be like the churches’ poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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On the other hand … by virtue of our natural impulse, we must ever watch against the danger which lurks for our personal liberty in the power of the state.
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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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Do not bury our glorious orthodoxy in the treacherous pit of a spurious conservatism.
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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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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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We understand hereby, that the family, the business, science, art and so forth are all social spheres, which do not owe their existence to the State, but obey a high authority within their own bosom
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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.
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He is your friend who pushes you nearer to 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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