“The grace of God is never the cause for glorying in one’s own power ... Perseverance is always opposed to false self-confidence.” — G C Berkouwer Confidence Copy Share Image
“The true nature of good works cannot be understood apart from Christ who is our ‘sanctification’ (1 Corinthians 1:30).” — G C Berkouwer Corinthians Copy Share Image
“The authoriyty of God's Word ... is (known) in the way of the Spirit, who leads man to obedience and draws him… — G C Berkouwer Christianity Copy Share Image
“The object of Christology is not a purely theoretical knowledge but a profitable, wholesome knowledge of the salvation of God in Jesus… — G C Berkouwer Copy Share Image
“Genuine sanctification has a ‘continued orientation toward justification.” — G C Berkouwer Justification Copy Share Image
“The authority of God is unlike what is usually meant by "external authority" ... The authority of God brings perspective, joy and hope.” — G C Berkouwer Hope Copy Share Image
“It is the marvel of the work of the Holy Spirit that those who really respond to the proclamation of reconciliation claim… — G C Berkouwer Holy spirit Copy Share Image
“The character of faith resolves all tensions between objectivity and subjectivity, For faith has significance only in its orientation to its object… — G C Berkouwer Faith Copy Share Image
“In the New Testament, the concept of myth is not simply a harmless feature of a primitive world-view, requiring only to be… — G C Berkouwer Bible Copy Share Image
“We must not get caught up in an emotional reaction against such phrases as 'believing on authority' ... Everything depends on the… — G C Berkouwer Emotional Reaction Copy Share Image
“Lord, will those who are saved be few?” ... Jesus’ answer seems so noncommittal, so evasive ... Strive to enter by the… — G C Berkouwer Jesus Answer Copy Share Image
“Reality and symbolism in the sacraments ... Only if we reject false dilemmas ... it will be possible to delve deeper, to… — G C Berkouwer Copy Share Image
“Whoever reflects on the origin of sin cannot engage himself in a merely theoretical dispute; rather, he is engaged, intimately and personally,… — G C Berkouwer Guilt Copy Share Image
“On the route of faith and action, along with hope, we see that the gospel we believe is far removed from the… — G C Berkouwer Christianity Copy Share Image
“The authority of God's Word ... We must be aware of the dangers of an experience-theology ... We must be critical of… — G C Berkouwer Childlike faith Copy Share Image
“Men have tried to construct abstract and causal answers to this question of sin's origin and ... have violated the very limits… — G C Berkouwer Sinner Copy Share Image
“The church's ... certainty is bound to certain norms and ... a feeling of subjective certainty does not guarantee irrefutable certainty ...… — G C Berkouwer Certainty Copy Share Image
“Theology is not an excursion into the stratosphere that lies beyond scriptural sppech in time: it may not travel beyond the borders… — G C Berkouwer Bible Copy Share Image
“Dilemmas always are a source of polarization. We quickly move over to simplistic either-or’s … in which the fulness of truth is… — G C Berkouwer Christianity Copy Share Image
“God ... is hidden from corrupt eyes, from the proud and disdainful, but revealed to those who in confession of sin and… — G C Berkouwer Long way Copy Share Image
“The restoration of the image of God ... the new nature, created after the likeness of God in righteousness and holiness ...… — G C Berkouwer Creation of man Copy Share Image
“In the doctrine of providence we have a specific Christian confession exclusively possible through a true faith in Jesus Christ ... this… — G C Berkouwer Faith in god Copy Share Image
“The change which takes place when we trust Jesus Christ is not only a change in our view of Christ. Through Christ,… — G C Berkouwer Change Copy Share Image
“In the New Testament, "myth stands over against the truth (aletheia) of the history of Jesus Christ ... the decisive die has… — G C Berkouwer History Copy Share Image
“Man does not have the power to begin by himself any change in spiritual things ... There is no limit or boundary… — G C Berkouwer Change Copy Share Image
“The purpose of the God-breathed Scripture is not at all to provide a scientific gnosis in order to convey and increase human… — G C Berkouwer Bible Copy Share Image
“Hardening can never be broken by man in his own power. There is no other therapy that can bring about a change… — G C Berkouwer Divine healing Copy Share Image
“The perseverance of the saints is not primarily a theoretical problem but a confession of faith ... a song of praise to… — G C Berkouwer Faith Copy Share Image
“I am of the opinion that … one can judge soundly of the scriptural doctrine of election only when one rejects this… — G C Berkouwer Democracy Copy Share Image
“The hesitations and doubts that are present at many points in modern theology do not in themselves indicate a deep and final… — G C Berkouwer Christianity Copy Share Image
“Ttheology is not practised apart from faith, prayer and adoration ... The whole subject matter of Christology is most intimately related to… — G C Berkouwer Christology Copy Share Image
“In the Gospels, being a sinner means being lost ... There is no way for man to escape the condition of being… — G C Berkouwer Sinner Copy Share Image
“Over and over the question addressed to Jesus arises in the history of the church: 'Lord, will those who are saved be… — G C Berkouwer History Copy Share Image
“Everything is really said in an unobtrusive phrase, in Christ ...Faith is not added as a second, independent ingredient which makes its… — G C Berkouwer Faith Copy Share Image
“Authority ... cannot be a darksome power that compels us to subject ourselves without reason.” — G C Berkouwer Authority Copy Share Image
“In sanctification, there is never, under any circumstances, any room for self-pride or self-praise.” — G C Berkouwer Pride Copy Share Image
“Sanctification is not the humanly operated successor to the divinely worked justification.” — G C Berkouwer Justification Copy Share Image
“Evil in man is radical, so much so that it cannot be overcome by human power.” — G C Berkouwer Evil Copy Share Image
