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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.

Abraham Kuyper

But within these spheres … another authority rules, an authority that descends directly from God apart from the state. This authority the state does not confer but acknowledges.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Among Authority Descend Mutual Relationship Sphere
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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Dark Diamond Glasses Light Piece Scripture Soon Strike
And when you allow nothing that lies hidden in the storehouse of your Christian religion to remain unused against the cancer that is destroying the vitality of our society in such alarming ways.
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Allow Christian Guilt Hidden Nothing Storehouse
He is, in whatsoever it may be, constantly standing before the face of God
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Before Constantly Face God Standing Whatsoever
It is impossible, Bible in hand, to limit Christ’s Church to one’s own little community.
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Bible Christ Church Community Hand Impossible
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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Carve Conscience Good Nation People School State
… 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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Gratefully Hand Institution Liberty Mean Stat
Unchecked, the dominating influences of money and of barren intellectualism would reduce the life of emotions to freezing point.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Age Art Barren Dominating Emotion Intellectualism Money Reduce Soul Unchecked
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 KUYPER

Changing External Frequenting Impure World
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
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
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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Exercise Genius Irresistible Man might School Sovereign Spirit
An authority which rules, by the grace of God, just as the sovereignty of the State does.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Allow Authority Follow Respect Sovereignty State
One desire has been the ruling passion of my life.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Desire Home Mind Motive Passion Ruling School Spur
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.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Contrary Faith Lead Real Science Superstition
He is your friend who pushes you nearer to God.
ABRAHAM KUYPER

Best Friend Friendship God Near Pushes

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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