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> [“The hesitations and doubts that are present at many points (in contemporary theology) do not in themselves indicate a deep final uncertainty, an alienation from the gospel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/the-hesitations-and-doubts-that-are-present-at-many-points-in/)

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## More by G.C. Berkouwer

> [“Faith is decisively determined by the object of faith, namely, God and His Word. This does not ... imply that Scripture ... derives its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/faith-is-decisively-determined-by-the-object-of-faith-namely-god-and/)

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> [“The perspective of Thomas' confession - 'My Lord and God' - must prevail through all our thinking and all our reinterpretations ... All reinterpretation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/the-perspective-of-thomas-confession-my-lord-and-god-must-prevail/)

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> [“A feeling of subjective certainty does not guarantee irrefutable certainty. It is not the certainty, but the truth in the certainty that makes us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/a-feeling-of-subjective-certainty-does-not-guarantee-irrefutable/)

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> [“The church may not function as a fearful border guard, but rather as one who brings good tidings (Romans 10:15; Isaiah 52:7 ... For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/the-church-may-not-function-as-a-fearful-border-guard-but-rather-as/)

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> [“The hesitations and doubts that are present at many points (in contemporary theology) do not in themselves indicate a deep final uncertainty, an alienation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/the-hesitations-and-doubts-that-are-present-at-many-points-in/)

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> [“Whoever reflects on the origin of sin cannot engage himself in a merely theoretical dispute; rather, he is engaged, intimately and personally, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/whoever-reflects-on-the-origin-of-sin-cannot-engage-himself-in-a-3/)

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> [“It is possible to speak concretely about God's providnce only on the basis of the blood of the cross ... He who sees things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/it-is-possible-to-speak-concretely-about-god-s-providnce-only-on-the/)

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> [“One cannot mount from reality to the righteousness of God, because reality can only be known through the explaining word of revelation. The Light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/one-cannot-mount-from-reality-to-the-righteousness-of-god-because/)

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> [“If apologetics becomes a fight over a system ... it becomes something very different from the 'giving an answer' for faith that the New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/if-apologetics-becomes-a-fight-over-a-system-it-becomes-something/)

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> [“There is room for a humble and courageous defence of Christianity. The combination of humility and courage is the combination that Christianity in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/there-is-room-for-a-humble-and-courageous-defence-of-christianity-the/)

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> [“Authority ... cannot be a darksome power that compels us to subject ourselves without reason ... Something happens in revelation that is totally different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/authority-cannot-be-a-darksome-power-that-compels-us-to-subject/)

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> [“Theodicy ... what is involved is not a theoretical answer to the enigma of evil ... but an answer of faith ... God's being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-c-berkouwer-2/theodicy-what-is-involved-is-not-a-theoretical-answer-to-the-enigma/)

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