Life Quote by Henry R Van Til

“Through the Reformation, the mechanical relation of nature and grace was superceded by an ethical one, so that the restoration of the law of God in every sphere of life became the concern of the believer.” quote by Henry R Van Til — Download Open image

““Through the Reformation, the mechanical relation of nature and grace was superceded by an ethical one, so that the restoration of the law of God in every sphere of life became the concern of the believer.””

Henry R Van Til

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“Although the realization of values in a culture may seem on the surface to be concerned merely with the temporal and material, this is appearance only, for man is a spiritual being destined for eternity, exhaustively accountable to his Creator-Lord.”

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“Since man is a moral being, his culture cannot be a-moral. Because man is a religious being, his culture, too, must be religiously oriented.”

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“Sin has not destroyed the creaturely relationship of man to his maker, who made him a cultural creature with the mandate to replenish and…

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“Culture is any and all human effort and labor expended upon the cosmos, to unearth its treasures and its riches and bring them into…

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“Christ has redeemed the cultural agents, thus transforming culture also.”

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