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 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
More Abraham Kuyper Quotes
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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.
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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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Notwithstanding that the social diagnosis could yield no other verdict than ‘rotten to the very core’?
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To which Bible and Creation bear witness, until the nation pays homage again to Go
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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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Do not bury our glorious orthodoxy in the treacherous pit of a spurious conservatism.
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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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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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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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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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The seminaries must be like the churches’ poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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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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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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In 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 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.
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