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Charles Hodge (December 27, 1797 – June 19, 1878) was a Presbyterian theologian and principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878.

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When we are weak, then are we strong. When most empty of self, we are most full of God.

Strong, Self, Empty, Full

All that Christ did and suffered would have been necessary had only one human soul been the object of redemption; and nothing different and nothing more would have been required had every child of Adam been saved through his blood.

Blood, Child, Children, Human, Object, Soul

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

Conformity, Moral, Resolve, Resolves

Ruling elders are declared to be the representatives of the people.

Declared, Elders, People, Representatives, Ruling

The Church is everywhere represented as one. It is one body, one family, one fold, one kingdom. It is one because pervaded by one Spirit. We are all baptized into one Spirit so as to become, says the apostle, on body.

Become, Body, Church, Everywhere, Kingdoms, Spirit

The Church, however, is a self-governing society, distinct from the State, having its officers and laws, and, therefore, an administrative government of its own.

Administrative, Church, Government, Having, Law, Self

Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, in thanksgiving and praise.

Blessing, Christian, Express, Religious, Thanks

Romanists tell us that the Pope is the vicar of Christ; that he is his successor as the universal head and ruler of the Church on earth. If this is so, he must be a Christ.

Church, Earth, Christ, Successor, Universal

The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God.

Confidence In God, Faith, God, Ground, Knowledge, Ultimate

The Popish theory, which assumes that Christ, the Apostles and believers, constituted the Church while our Saviour was on earth, and this organization was designed to be perpetual.

Believers, Christ, Church, Earth, Organization, Popish

Every man, therefore, who expects justification by works, must see to it, not that he is better than other men, or that he is very exact and does many things, or that he fasts twice in the week, and gives tithes of all he possesses, but that he is sinless.

Doe, Giving, Men, Sinless, Things, Tithes

In every system of theology, therefore, there is a chapter De libero arbitrio. This is a question which every theologian finds in his path, and which he must dispose of; and on the manner in which it is determined depends his theology, and of course his religion, so far as his theology is to him a truth and reality

Arbitrio, Determined, Finds, Path, Reality

Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal and early manifested sinfulness of men in all ages, of every class, and in every part of the world

Age, Class, Fact, Manifested, Men, Original

No more soul-destroying doctrine could well be devised than the doctrine that sinners can regenerate themselves, and repent and believe just when they please. . . As it is a truth both of Scripture and of experience that the unrenewed man can do nothing of himself to secure his salvation, it is essential that he should be brought to practical conviction of that truth. When thus convinced, and not before, he seeks help from the only source whence it can be obtained.

Believe, Conviction, Devised, Men, Soul

The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly, that the Church organization is complete in each worshipping assembly, which is independent of every other.

Congregational, Executive, Independent, Organization, Theory, Two

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

Accordance, Church, Directions, Done, Names, Power

If, unable to solve the mysteries of Providence, we plunge into Atheism, we only increase a thousand fold the darkness by which we are surrounded

Darkness, Atheism, Mystery, Solve, Mysteries, Unable

That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.

Apostolic, Facts, Historical, Office, Plain

When the great promise of the Spirit was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, it was fulfilled not in reference to the apostles only.

Day, Pentecost, Promise, Spirit

The Spirit never makes men the instruments of converting others until they feel that they cannot do it themselves; that their skill in argument, in persuasion, in management, avails nothing.

Argument, Avails, Men, Persuasion, Skills, Spirit

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