Character Quote by Charles Hodge

“All moral obligation resolves itself into the obligation of conformity to the will of God.”

Charles Hodge

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“Κατὰ τὴν δύναμιν τὴν ἐνεργουμένην ἐν ἡμῖν, according to the power that worketh in us. The infinite power of God from which so much may be expected, is the same of which we are now the subjects. It is that power which wrought in Christ when it raised him from the dead, and set him at the right hand of…

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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. So the…

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The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly,…

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As the Church is the aggregate of believers, there is an intimate analogy between the experience of the individual believer, and of the Church…

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Faith is not a blind, irrational conviction. In order to believe, we must know what we believe, and the grounds on which our faith…

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A Christian is one who recognizes Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, as God manifested in the flesh, loving us and dying for our redemption; and who is so affected by a sense of the love of this incarnate God as to be constrained to make the will of Christ the rule of his obedience, and…

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Prayer is the converse of the soul with God. Therein we manifest or express to Him our reverence, and love for His divine perfection, our gratitude for all His mercies, our penitence for our sins, our hope in His forgiving love, our submission to His authority, our confidence in His care, our desires for His favour, and for the providential…

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