"Christian humility does not consist in denying what……" — Charles Hodge
"Christian humility does not consist in denying what there is of good in us; but in an abiding sense of ill-desert, and in the consciousness that what we have of good is due to the grace of God."
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Charles Hodge
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58 Quotes by Charles Hodge
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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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