[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…

- Louis Berkhof

Freedom of the will is a psychological fiction.

- 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 promise…

- Louis Berkhof

Common grace curbs the destructive power of sin, maintains in a measure the moral order of the universe, thus making an orderly life possible, distri…

- 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 Script…

- Louis Berkhof

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

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 si…

- Louis Berkhof