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> [It does not seem proper to speak of one attribute of God as being more central and fundamental than another; but if this were permissible, the Scriptural emphasis on the holiness of God would seem to justify its selection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/it-does-not-seem-proper-to-speak-of-one-attribute-of-god-as-being/)

[Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/)

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## Other authors on Holiness of god

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-r-c-sproul-1006.jpg) R. C. Sproul 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/holiness-of-god/r-c-sproul/)

## More by Louis Berkhof

> [It does not seem proper to speak of one attribute of God as being more central and fundamental than another; but if this were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/it-does-not-seem-proper-to-speak-of-one-attribute-of-god-as-being/)

[Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/)

> [God's eternal decree certainly rendered the entrance of sin into the world certain, but this may not be interpreted so as to make God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/god-s-eternal-decree-certainly-rendered-the-entrance-of-sin-into-the/)

[Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/)

> [Common grace curbs the destructive power of sin, maintains in a measure the moral order of the universe, thus making an orderly life possible,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/common-grace-curbs-the-destructive-power-of-sin-maintains-in-a/)

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> [In conclusion it may be said that sin may be defined as lack of conformity to the moral law of God, either in act,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/in-conclusion-it-may-be-said-that-sin-may-be-defined-as-lack-of/)

[Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/)

> [Freedom of the will is a psychological fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/freedom-of-the-will-is-a-psychological-fiction/)

[Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/)

> [It is that perfection of God by which he is devoid of all change, not only in His Being, but also in His perfections,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/it-is-that-perfection-of-god-by-which-he-is-devoid-of-all-change-not/)

[Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/)

> [“The sinful state and condition in which men are born is designated in theology by the name peccatum originale, which is literally translated in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/the-sinful-state-and-condition-in-which-men-are-born-is-designated-in/)

[Louis Berkhof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-berkhof/)

> [ \[Martin\] Luther did not regard the water in baptism as common water, but as a water which had become, through the Word with its… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-berkhof/martin-luther-did-not-regard-the-water-in-baptism-as-common-water-but/)

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