Louis Berkhof Quotes

• Freedom of the will is a psychological fiction.

  Louis Berkhof

  Fiction, Free Will, Psychological

  Louis Berkhof (1996). “Systematic Theology”, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• It does not seem proper to speak of one attribute of God as being more central and fundamental than another; but if this were permissible, the Scriptural emphasis on the holiness of God would seem to justify its selection.

  Louis Berkhof

  Doe, Fundamentals, Holiness

  Louis Berkhof (1996). “Systematic Theology”, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• It is that perfection of God by which he is devoid of all change, not only in His Being, but also in His perfections, and in His purposes and promises.

  Louis Berkhof

  Perfection, Promise, Purpose

  Louis Berkhof (1996). “Systematic Theology”, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• God's eternal decree certainly rendered the entrance of sin into the world certain, but this may not be interpreted so as to make God the cause of sin in the sense of being its responsible author

  Louis Berkhof

  World, May, Causes

  Louis Berkhof (1953). “Systematic Theology”, p.111, Lulu.com

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• Common grace curbs the destructive power of sin, maintains in a measure the moral order of the universe, thus making an orderly life possible, distributes in varying degrees gifts and talents among men, promotes the development of science and art, and showers untold blessings upon the children of men.

  Louis Berkhof

  Art, Children, Blessing

  Louis Berkhof (0101). “Systematic Theology”, p.551

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• In conclusion it may be said that sin may be defined as lack of conformity to the moral law of God, either in act, disposition, or state

  Louis Berkhof

  Law, May, Moral

  Louis Berkhof (1996). “Systematic Theology”, p.233, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• [Martin] Luther did not regard the water in baptism as common water, but as a water which had become, through the Word with its inherent divine power, a gracious water of life, a washing of regeneration. Through this divine efficacy of the Word the sacrament effects regeneration.

  Louis Berkhof

  Water Of Life, Baptism, Divine Power

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