“Authority ... cannot be a darksome power that compels us to subject ourselves without reason.” — G C Berkouwer Authority 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
“In sanctification, there is never, under any circumstances, any room for self-pride or self-praise.” — G C Berkouwer Pride Copy Share Image
“Genuine sanctification has a ‘continued orientation toward justification.” — G C Berkouwer Justification 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
“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
“Theodicy ... what is involved is not a theoretical answer to the enigma of evil ... but an answer of faith ...… — G C Berkouwer Faith 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
“Faith involves a certain subjectivity, ... a subjectivity which has meaning only as it is bound to the gospel.” — G C Berkouwer Christianity 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
“Bonhoeffer's emphasis on the deep this -worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-eschatologizing the gospel.” — 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, in ...… — G C Berkouwer Guilt Copy Share Image
“The "Nature Psalms" ... This understanding, and seeing, and hearing, is possible only ... in the enlightening of the eyes by the… — G C Berkouwer Learning Copy Share Image
“We must warn against an incorrect conception of theology, a conception which considers it possible to discuss Holy Scripture apart from a… — G C Berkouwer Objectivity Copy Share Image
“If theology is to speak adequately of the gospel of Jesus Christ, it must be thoroughly committed to hearing “the powerful witness… — G C Berkouwer Christianity 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
“When the concept of error in the sense of incorrectness is used on the same level as the concept of erring in… — G C Berkouwer 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 jubilation of God's salvation corresponds to man's very real condition of lostness ... In Scripture, there is never any mention of… — G C Berkouwer Nature 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 Copy Share Image
“Before the foundation of the world' ... These words do not occur in Scripture as a threat ... They are not placed… — 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
“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
“The sanctification ... demanded is always an implicate of the sanctification that originates in God's mercy. Hence the sanctification of believers is… — G C Berkouwer Compassion 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
“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
“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
“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 tthe Gospels, being a sinner means being lost. ... There is no way for man to escape the condition, of being… — G C Berkouwer Copy Share Image
“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 history of salvation does away with any personal glory ... in Christ, we have the exclusion of all human merit.” — G C Berkouwer History 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 Copy Share Image
“The freedom of the man of God has nothing to do with autonomy … and … does not stand opposed to submission to God” — G C Berkouwer Autonomy Copy Share Image
“Grace is at work even in fallen man ... to bend partially back in the right direction those human powers and endowments… — G C Berkouwer Grace Copy Share Image
“The Spirit alone could perform the miracle of making man walk on the road of sanctity without a sense of his own… — G C Berkouwer Miracles 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 Copy Share Image
