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He is, in whatsoever it may be, constantly standing before the face of God

Abraham Kuyper

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

Candidate Christ Heart Name Out Speaks Starting
To which Bible and Creation bear witness, until the nation pays homage again to Go
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Bear Bible Creation Homage Witness
We cannot be passive and silent towards those who reject God’s Word and our holy faith.
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Faith God Holy Passive Reject Silent
There is not an inch of any sphere of life over which Jesus Christ does not say, ‘Mine.’
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Christ Doe Inch Jesus Mine Sphere
He is your friend who pushes you nearer to God.
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Best Friend Friendship God Near Pushes
In this cold, irreligious and practical age the warmth of this devotion to art has kept alive many higher aspirations of our soul, which otherwise might readily have died, as they did in the middle of the last century.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Alive Aspiration Cold Devotion Higher Practical
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.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Flight Longer Monastic Life Rest Sinful Upon World
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 KUYPER

Exercise Genius Irresistible Man might School Sovereign Spirit
You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Conviction Dearest Enemy Faith Lay Price
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 KUYPER

Aim Employed Glory God Service Strictly
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 KUYPER

Battle Condition Fire Principle Run Running Winning
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.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Danger Hand Personal Virtue
To have faith in the Word, Scripture must not grasp us in our critical thought, but in the life of the soul.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Critical Faith Life Scripture Soul Through Word
There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Christ Domain Human Jesus Religious Sovereign Square
One high motive has acted like a spur upon my mind and soul. and sooner than that I should seek escape from the sacred necessity that is laid upon me, let the breath of life fail me.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Acted Escape Mind Motive Seek Sooner Spur Upon
God created hand, head, and heart; the hand for the deed, the head for the world, the heart for mysticism.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Creation Hand Head Heart Mysticism World

He is, in whatsoever it may be, constantly standing before the face of God

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