There is not an inch of any sphere of life over which Jesus Christ does not say, ‘Mine.’
ABRAHAM KUYPERThe 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.
More Abraham Kuyper Quotes
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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.
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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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Notwithstanding that the social diagnosis could yield no other verdict than ‘rotten to the very core’?
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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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It is impossible, Bible in hand, to limit Christ’s Church to one’s own little community.
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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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Sin lives solely by plagiarising the ideas of God
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Unity is the ultimate goal of all the ways of God.
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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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The sovereignty of the state as the power that protects the individual and that defines the mutual relationships among the visible spheres, rises high above them by its right to command and compel.
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The seminaries must be like the churches’ poor relations, prolonging their existence with austerity.
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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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You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.
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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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