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If the Church is a living body united to the same head, governed by the same laws, and pervaded by the same Spirit, it is impossible that one part should be independent of all the rest.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Body Church Governed Head Impossible Independent Laws Living Part Rest Same Should Spirit United

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Our first remark on this subject is that the ministry is an office, and not merely a work.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: First Merely Ministry Office Our Remark Subject Work

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Our second remark is, that the office is of divine appointment, not merely in the sense in which the civil powers are ordained of God, but in the sense that ministers derive their authority from Christ, and not from the people.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Appointment Authority Christ Civil Derive Divine God Merely Ministers Office Ordained Our People Powers Remark Second Sense Which

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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.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Christ Church Earth He Head His Must Pope Ruler Successor Tell Universal Us Vicar

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

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Elders People Representatives Ruling

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

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Fact Historical Office Plain Temporary

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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.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Apostle Baptized Because Become Body Church Everywhere Family Fold Kingdom Says Spirit

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The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Age Authority Body Church Churches Consist Did Each Extended Independent Isolated Members Over Rest Separate Subject Were Which

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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.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Administrative Church Distinct Government Having However Laws Officers Own Society State Therefore

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The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to pronounce even an apostle anathema, if he preached another gospel.

~Charles Hodge

Topics: Another Apostle Doctrines Even False Giving Gospel He Heed Preached Pronounce

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Theologian

Born: Unknown

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