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> [It is because God is infinitely great and good that his glory is the end of all things; and his good pleasure the highest reason for whatever comes to pass. What is man that he should contend with God, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/it-is-because-god-is-infinitely-great-and-good-that-his-glory-is-the/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

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## More by Charles Hodge

> [If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/if-the-church-is-a-living-body-united-to-the-same-head-governed-by/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [As we fell in Adam, we are saved in Christ. To deny the principle in the one case, is to deny it in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/as-we-fell-in-adam-we-are-saved-in-christ-to-deny-the-principle-in/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [Christian humility does not consist in denying what there is of good in us; but in an abiding sense of ill-desert, and in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/christian-humility-does-not-consist-in-denying-what-there-is-of-good/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [Every man, therefore, who expects justification by works, must see to it, not that he is better than other men, or that he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/every-man-therefore-who-expects-justification-by-works-must-see-to-it/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [“Κατὰ τὴν δύναμιν τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἡμῖν, according to the power that worketh in us. The infinite power of God from which so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/according-to-the-power-that-worketh-in-us-the-infinite-power-of-god/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [True zeal is connected with a holy life. It is remarkable how often the greatest zealots for God, the Church, and sound doctrine (as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/true-zeal-is-connected-with-a-holy-life-it-is-remarkable-how-often/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [The sin of Adam did not make the condemnation of all men merely possible; it was the ground of their actual condemnation. So the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-sin-of-adam-did-not-make-the-condemnation-of-all-men-merely/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-independent-or-congregational-theory-includes-two-principles/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [As the Church is the aggregate of believers, there is an intimate analogy between the experience of the individual believer, and of the Church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/as-the-church-is-the-aggregate-of-believers-there-is-an-intimate/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [Faith is not a blind, irrational conviction. In order to believe, we must know what we believe, and the grounds on which our faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/faith-is-not-a-blind-irrational-conviction-in-order-to-believe-we/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [A Christian is one who recognizes Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, as God manifested in the flesh, loving us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/a-christian-is-one-who-recognizes-jesus-as-the-christ-the-son-of-the/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [Prayer is the converse of the soul with God. Therein we manifest or express to Him our reverence, and love for His divine perfection,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/prayer-is-the-converse-of-the-soul-with-god-therein-we-manifest-or/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [If Christ has risen the Bible is true from Genesis to Revelation. The kingdom of darkness has been overthrown. Satan has fallen like lightning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/if-christ-has-risen-the-bible-is-true-from-genesis-to-revelation-the/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4). Religion is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/foolish-talking-and-jesting-are-not-the-ways-in-which-christian/)

[Charles Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hodge/)

> [Sanctification is not a work of nature, but a work of grace. It is a transformation of character effected not by moral influences, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/sanctification-is-not-a-work-of-nature-but-a-work-of-grace-it-is-a/)

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