Church Quote by Charles Hodge

“This peculiarity is essential to the perfection of the Presbyterian system, and makes it what, it strikes us, no other system of church-government is,…

— James Henley Thornwell

If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice;…

— Charles Hodge

I know. That sounds like a lie. But Presbyterians know that every so often a lie isn't all that bad, and I figured that…

— Gary D. Schmidt

“While we must continue to align ourselves in denominations that share our theological distinctives, at the local level our bias should be in the…

— Timothy Keller

PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.

— Ambrose Bierce

All Church power is, therefore, properly ministerial and administrative. Everything is to be done in the name of Christ, and in accordance with his…

— Charles Hodge

I'm Presbyterian and I don't go to church very much.

— Joan Van Ark

In order to the existence of such a ministry in the Church, there is requisite an authority received from God, and consequently power and…

— John Wycliffe

“Because the church is a formal organization made up of policies, programs, practices, and people, it cannot by itself give a person any deep,…

— Stephen R. Covey

I don't know any institution in this country that... carries more influence than the church.

— Lee Haney

The work of God can only be carried on by the power of God. The church is a spiritual organism fighting spiritual battles: only…

— Jim Cymbala

The church is not a political power; it's not a party, but it's a moral power.

— Pope Benedict XVI