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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.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Assembly Brotherhood Church Complete Each Every Executive Executive Power First Governing Independent Organization Other Power Principles Secondly Theory Two Which

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If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice; for all right of private judgment is then denied.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Bound Church Clergy Denied Faith Judgment Matters Obedience Passive People Power Practically Practice Private Right Then

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

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Confidence Faith God Ground Knowledge Ultimate

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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.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Ages Class Deep Early Every Fact Manifested Men Only Original Original Sin Part Rational Sin Solution Undeniable Universal World

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All Church power arises from the indwelling of the Spirit; therefore those in whom the Spirit dwells are the seat of Church power. But the Spirit dwells in the whole Church, and therefore the whole Church is the seat of Church power.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Arises Church Dwells Power Seat Spirit Therefore Those Whole Whom

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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.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Accordance Administrative Christ Church Directions Done Everything His Name Power Properly Therefore

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All the reasons which require the subjection of a believer to the brethren of a particular church, require his subjection to all his brethren in the Lord.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Believer Brethren Church His Lord Particular Reasons Require Which

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As the Church is the aggregate of believers, there is an intimate analogy between the experience of the individual believer, and of the Church as a whole.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Aggregate Analogy Believer Believers Between Church Experience Individual Intimate Whole

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But to be the Vicar of Christ, to claim to exercise his prerogatives on earth, does involve a claim to his attributes, and therefore our opposition to Popery is opposition to a man claiming to be God.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Attributes Christ Claim Claiming Does Earth Exercise God His Involve Man Opposition Our Therefore Vicar

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Christ has not only ordained that there shall be such officers in his Church - he has not only specified their duties and prerogatives - but he gives the requisite qualifications, and calls those thus qualified, and by that call gives them their official authority.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Authority Call Calls Christ Church Duties Gives He His Officers Official Only Ordained Qualifications Qualified Requisite Shall Them Those Thus

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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