“The primary principle of the Calvinistic system of thought is the direct and absolute sovereignty of God over all things. Such sovereignty is not one among the many attributes of God, but it comes to expression in all of His… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“In his separation from God in whose light alone man can see the truth, man lost his catholicizing spirit- he no longer (apart from… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“The family is the simplest and smallest unit of society and the real fountain of culture. If this fountain remains pure, man's culture has… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“The Christian is in the world, but not to be of it. This constitutes the basis of the perennial problem involved in the discussion… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Culture derives its meaning from man's faith in God; it is never an end in itself, but always a means of expressing one's religious… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Culture is not a peripheral concern, but the of the very essence of life. It is an expression of man's essential being as created… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“The problem of living a Christian life in a non-Christian society is pressing, since most of our social institutions are non-Christian and in pagan… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Due to their deep conviction of the sovereignty of God, the Word of God was taken very seriously by Calvinists. It became the unconditional… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Culture is "lived religion". It is the form that religion takes in the lives of men.” — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Religion based on divine sovereignty is religion for God's sake. Religion is for God, for whom all things exist. Whereas all forms of Arminianistic… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Calvinism furnishes us with the only theology of culture that is truly relevant for the world in which we live, because it is the… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“David was so filled with ecstasy at this glory-filled vocation (of the creation mandate) that he exclaimed in awe and wonder, "What is man… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“To divide life into areas of sacred and secular, letting our devotions take care of the former while becoming secular reformers during the week,… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Culture is a sacred activity, an exercise in the sphere of religion.” — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“Scripture is not only the authoritative guide for the way of salvation, but it furnishes man with an authoritative interpretation of reality as a… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
“One cannot keep on evangelizing the world without interfering with the world's culture. It devolves upon God's people, therefore, to contend for such a… — Henry R. Van Til Copy Share Image
