The Holy Spirit as the Spirit of truth, of holiness, and of life in all its forms, is present with every human mind, enforcing truth, restraining from evil, exciting to good, and imparting wisdom or strength, when, where, and in what measure seems to Him good… This is what in theology is called common grace.
— Charles Hodge (1797–1878), Theologe
Topics: Grace & Redemption, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit
Occasions: For Reflection
Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge (1797–1878) war ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Theologe, der fast sechs Jahrzehnte am Princeton Theological Seminary lehrte und die konservative Princeton-Theologie maßgeblich prägte. Er wurde durch sein Hauptwerk „Systematic Theology“ und die Verteidigung der biblischen Irrtumslosigkeit bekannt, geriet jedoch wegen seiner vermittelnden Haltung zur Sklaverei und seiner Ablehnung des radikalen Abolitionismus in anhaltende Kritik. Für heutige Bibelleser dient sein Werk als klassisches Nachschlagewerk einer streng bekenntnisgebundenen, reformierten Dogmatik.
All quotes by Charles Hodge (16)
It wasn't the nails that held Jesus to the cross. It was love.
Max Lucado
Grace, like water, flows to the lowest part.
Philip Yancey
In our own woundedness, we can become sources of life for others.
Henri Nouwen
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
Oswald Chambers
God counts on your failure far more than you do yourself.
Hans Peter Royer
Ultimately mourning means facing what wounds us in the presence of One who can heal.
Henri Nouwen
The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.
Tim Keller