And, unable to grasp the holier benefits of religion, the mysticism of the heart reacts in the art-intoxication. ….
ABRAHAM KUYPERIt is this: That in spite of all worldly opposition, God’s holy ordinances shall be established again in the home
More Abraham Kuyper Quotes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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What is hell other than a realm in which unholiness works without restraint in body and soul?
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The seminaries must be like the churches’ poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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. This sovereignty of genius is a gift of God, possessed only by his grace. It is subject to no one and is responsible to him alone who has granted it this ascendancy.
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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!
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God created hand, head, and heart; the hand for the deed, the head for the world, the heart for mysticism.
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