Berkhof Louis Quotes & Sayings

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

A custom-tailored suit retains a certain dignity about it. — Vincent Piazza

Committment is the key to upliftment. — Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

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

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

Freedom of the will is a psychological fiction. — Louis Berkhof

Being the only girl in the world who can say that her mother was Britain's first woman Prime Minister is honour enough for me. — Carol Thatcher

The covenant of works
was contingent on the uncertain obedience of a changeable man, while the covenant of
grace rests on the obedience of Christ as Mediator, which is absolute and certain. — Louis Berkhof

It was a start, and a start is all anyone needs to put an end to something. — S.A. Tawks

It's better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot. — Steven Pressfield

mama taught me waste not want not. i try not to waste but i'll be damned if i don't want. — Amy Leigh Cutler

Civilization without regeneration, without a supernatural change of the heart, will never bring in a millennium, an effective and glorious rule of Jesus Christ. — Louis Berkhof

A cynic is a person who sees things as it is; he has no concept of future or past. — Debasish Mridha

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

Any job that posts a price list for your body parts is a bad job. — Jeff Foxworthy

[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

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