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AbrahamKuyperQuotestoEncourage ThoseOnCallinCulture

BeEncouraged
Aspeopleoffaithworkingintheworld,wecanfeelveryisolatedandalone.Wearesurroundedbya worldthatseemstobeopera ngonadierentsetofvaluesandlawsthanweacknowledgeas Chris ans.Butthegoodnewsisthatthisisnotthecase.Godisatworkinourworldandwecan condentlyserveHim.Hehaspreparedawayforuseveninthefaceofafallenworldthatthinksit knowsbe erthanGodsway.ReadthesequotesfromAbrahamKuyperandbeencouraged:

Godinspiresustothinkandact
allthingshaveproceededfromthethinkingofGod,fromtheconsciousnessofGod,fromtheWord ofGod.Pg.40 Inthecrea onGodhasrevealed,embedded,andembodiedarichfullnessofhisthoughts.Pg.41 Ifthisisso,thenitfollowsautoma callythatinrela ontotheimageofGod,nosinglehumanbeing bearsthisfeatureofGodinitsfullness,butthatalltalentandallgeniustogethercomprisethecapacity forincorpora ngwithinitselfthisfullnessofthethoughtofGod.Pg.43 Thescien centerpriseisnotanexerciseinhumanpridebutratheradutyGodhaslaiduponus. Godshonorrequiresthehumanspirittoprobetheen recomplexityofwhathasbeencreated,in ordertodiscoverGodsmajestyandwisdomandtoexpressthoseinhumanthoughtswithhuman language. Pg.93 Godhimselfinspiresthosewhohavebreathtakinggeniusintheeldofart.Pg.152

Godisengagingthisworldandinvi ngustodothesame
Commongracehassparedmuchparadisebeautyandpreserveditfromloss,andcon nuestosupplyusalongourlifesway withsucharichtreasureofbeau fulthingsinnature.Pg.135 Art,atitsbest,aimstoexpressthenalrealiza onofGodsgloriouskingdomthroughmediasuchasarchitecture,pain ng,and music.Pg.26 Conversely,ourdutyisthatwewhoconfessJesusChristtakeholdofscienceasaninstrumentforpropaga ngourfaith convic on.Pg.94 EvenintheLordsPrayer,Jesusteachesustopraythatnotonlythekingdomandthepower,butalsothegloryofGodmayendure forever!Pg.130 WecanbeencouragedthatGodbycommongracehasmadeitpossibleforustopar cipateinthepublicrealminmul pleways thatcontributetotheourishingofthecreatedorder.Pg.29 GodaloneremainstheOriginal,theonlyRealCreator,forhealoneisthepowerfulandwiseAr st.Pg.152

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