Louis Berkhof (13 Oktober 1873 – 18 Mei 1957) was ‘n Nederlands-Amerikaanse Gereformeerde teoloog wie se werke oor sistematiese teologie invloedryk was in seminariums en Bybelkolleges in die Verenigde State, Kanada, Korea en met individuele Christene in die algemeen dwarsdeur die 20ste eeu.

Aanhalings

There is a very evident tendency to stress the fact that the Church is a great missionary agency, and to forget that it is first of all the assembly of the saints, in which those who publicly live in sin cannot be tolerated. It is said that sinners must be gathered into the church, and not excluded from it. But it should be remembered that they must be gathered in as saints and have no legitimate place in the Church as long as they do not confess their sin and strive for holiness of life.

“Organic inspiration. The proper conception of inspiration holds that the Holy Spirit acted on the writers of the Bible in an organic way, in harmony with the laws of their own inner being, using them just as they were, with their character and temperament, their gifts and talents, their education and culture, their vocabulary and style. The Holy Spirit illumined their minds, aided their memory, prompted them to write, repressed the influence of sin on their writings, and guided them in the expression of their thoughts even to the choice of their words.”
― Louis Berkhof, Summary of Christian Doctrine

Sin separates man from God, and that means death, for it is only in communion with the living God that man can truly live.

Kyk ook

• Louis Berkhof (Wikipedia)