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# Charles Hodge

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Charles Hodge was a Presbyterian theologian in the area of reformed theology. He was also principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878.

## Quick Facts About Charles Hodge

Died January 1, 1859

Notable works Systematic theology

## About Charles Hodge

Charles Hodge was a Presbyterian theologian in the area of reformed theology. He was also principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878.

##  Quotes by Charles Hodge · Page 2

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

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> [To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/to-be-in-christ-is-the-source-of-the-christian-life-to-be-like-christ/)

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> [The best evidence of the Bible's being the word of God is to be found between its covers. It proves itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-best-evidence-of-the-bible-s-being-the-word-of-god-is-to-be-found/)

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> [Romanists tell us that the Pope is the vicar of Christ; that he is his successor as the universal head and ruler…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/romanists-tell-us-that-the-pope-is-the-vicar-of-christ-that-he-is-his/)

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> [The right of the people to a substantive part in the government of the Church is recognized and sanctioned by the apostles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-right-of-the-people-to-a-substantive-part-in-the-government-of/)

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> [No more soul-destroying doctrine could well be devised than the doctrine that sinners can regenerate themselves, and repent and believe just when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/no-more-soul-destroying-doctrine-could-well-be-devised-than-the/)

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> [But to be the Vicar of Christ, to claim to exercise his prerogatives on earth, does involve a claim to his attributes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/but-to-be-the-vicar-of-christ-to-claim-to-exercise-his-prerogatives/)

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> [Zeal is the chief source, or one of the chief sources of spiritual power. God employs living souls to communicate life. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/zeal-is-the-chief-source-or-one-of-the-chief-sources-of-spiritual/)

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

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

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> [All Church power arises from the indwelling of the Spirit; therefore those in whom the Spirit dwells are the seat of Church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/all-church-power-arises-from-the-indwelling-of-the-spirit-therefore/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/it-is-because-god-is-infinitely-great-and-good-that-his-glory-is-the/)

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

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> [Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal and early manifested sinfulness of men in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/original-sin-is-the-only-rational-solution-of-the-undeniable-fact-of/)

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> [The Spirit never makes men the instruments of converting others until they feel that they cannot do it themselves; that their skill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-spirit-never-makes-men-the-instruments-of-converting-others-until/)

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> [The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-church-during-the-apostolic-age-did-not-consist-of-isolated/)

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> [The Reformers, therefore, as instruments in the hands of God, in delivering the Church from bondage to prelates, did not make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-reformers-therefore-as-instruments-in-the-hands-of-god-in/)

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

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> [This whole process of education is to be religious, and not only religious, but Christian. And as Christianity is the only true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/this-whole-process-of-education-is-to-be-religious-and-not-only/)

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> [The Popish theory, which assumes that Christ, the Apostles and believers, constituted the Church while our Saviour was on earth, and this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-popish-theory-which-assumes-that-christ-the-apostles-and/)

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> [Our duty, privilege, and security are in believing, not in knowing; in trusting God, and not our own understanding. They are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/our-duty-privilege-and-security-are-in-believing-not-in-knowing-in/)

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> [So too, in forming a constitution, or in enacting rules of procedure, or making canons, the people do not merely passively assent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/so-too-in-forming-a-constitution-or-in-enacting-rules-of-procedure-or/)

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

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

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> [Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the sense in which the civil powers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/our-second-remark-is-that-the-office-is-of-divine-appointment-not/)

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> [“Reason, tradition, speculative conviction, dead orthodoxy, are a girdle of spider-webs. They give way at the first onset. Truth alone, as abiding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/reason-tradition-speculative-conviction-dead-orthodoxy-are-a-girdle/)

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

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> [If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/if-all-church-power-vests-in-the-clergy-then-the-people-are/)

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> [It is a fact that unless children are brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, they, and the society…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/it-is-a-fact-that-unless-children-are-brought-up-in-the-nurture-and/)

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> [It is only when men associate with the wicked with the desire and purpose of doing them good, that they can rely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/it-is-only-when-men-associate-with-the-wicked-with-the-desire-and/)

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> [Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/christ-has-not-only-ordained-that-there-shall-be-such-officers-in-his/)

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> [In every system of theology, therefore, there is a chapter De libero arbitrio. This is a question which every theologian finds in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/in-every-system-of-theology-therefore-there-is-a-chapter-de-libero/)

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> [The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative is one chosen by others to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hodge/the-functions-of-these-elders-therefore-determine-the-power-of-the/)

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