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Geerhardus Vos Quotes
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“It is the perverse, wicked stubbornness and hardness of the human heart that brings about such inveterate sinning.”
“To stand in that circle means to be a party in the covenant, to live out of a consciousness of the covenant and to drink out of the fullness of the covenant.”
“Once again, it is God to whom belongs the application of redemption as God the Holy Spirit.”
“Reynolds puts it very beautifully: "Every promise seized upon in faith leads a man to Christ and to the consideration of our union with him.”
“Christ, however, was not a human person: his human body and soul together were united to his divine person. 2.”
“We may of course have doubts or difficulties in ascertaining what is the true weaning of a text or portion of Scripture: but we must always commit ourselves without reserve to the true meaning, whatever it may be.”
“To which of Christ's three offices does his work of intercession belong?”
“What promise has our Savior given concerning the protection and permanence of his church?”
“The Lord's Supper points forward to the second coming of Christ.”
“When the work of the Spirit by means of the law and the gospel leads to true conversion, in this conversion the longing for this lost ideal of the covenant appears as an essential part.”
“In the first place, the Sabbath day is blessed by being set apart as a day for God's service.”
“In some cases a higher loyalty May impose on us the duty of protesting and exposing wrongdoing on the part of someone in authority over us.”
“Is it true that most of those baptized as infants grow up to be either ungodly or merely nominal Christians?”
“Christ is the anointed King, not only over His church, but also He has been given to her as Head over all things.”
“There are three divine institutions in this world: the church, the state, and the family.”
“What penalty came upon mankind because of the breach of God's moral law?”
“Another form of "estranging ourselves, and aposta tizing from God" is to give up real Christianity and become a member of a false religion or cult.”
“The same thing holds true for the covenant as it binds generations together, as holds true for the covenant as it binds the individual to God.”
“There is only one way to learn what things tend to the glory of God, and that is by studying the Bible, which is the revealed will of God.”
“God cannot simply let go of the ordinance which He once instituted, but much rather displays His glory in that He carries it through despite man's sin and apostasy.”
“We will also do what we can to bring about the destruction of Satan's kingdom, whenever we have an opportunity.”
“Earning eternal life has forever been taken out of his hands.”