"Christ has not only ordained that there shall……" — Charles Hodge
"Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives - but he gives the requisite qualifications, and calls those thus qualified, and by that call gives them their official authority."
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Charles Hodge
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58 Quotes by Charles Hodge
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As we fell in Adam, we are saved in Christ. To deny the principle in the one case, is to…
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In every system of theology, therefore, there is a chapter De libero arbitrio. This is a question which every theologian…
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He [man] knows that when he is not what he ought to be; when he does what he ought not…
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If, unable to solve the mysteries of Providence, we plunge into Atheism, we only increase a thousand fold the darkness…
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Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks"…
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To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his…
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There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the…
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Our duty, privilege, and security are in believing, not in knowing; in trusting God, and not our own understanding. They…
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Faith is not a blind, irrational conviction. In order to believe, we must know what we believe, and the grounds…
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The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in…
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It is a thoroughly anti-Christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life and governing power of the…
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The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to pronounce even an apostle anathema,…
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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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A crown, if it hurts us, is not worth wearing.
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The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good…
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Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the…
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But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and…
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I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.
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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
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I cannot stand authority.
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.
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