An authority which rules, by the grace of God, just as the sovereignty of the State does.
ABRAHAM KUYPERWhatever man may stand, whatever he may do, to whatever he may apply his hand – in agriculture, in commerce, and in industry, or his mind, in the world of art, and science.
More Abraham Kuyper Quotes
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We cannot be passive and silent towards those who reject God’s Word and our holy faith.
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Sin lives solely by plagiarising the ideas of God
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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 seminaries must be like the churches’ poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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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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God created hand, head, and heart; the hand for the deed, the head for the world, the heart for mysticism.
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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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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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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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Unchecked, the dominating influences of money and of barren intellectualism would reduce the life of emotions to freezing point.
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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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To have faith in the Word, Scripture must not grasp us in our critical thought, but in the life of the soul.
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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.
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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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There is not an inch of any sphere of life over which Jesus Christ does not say, ‘Mine.’
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