Charles Hodge Quotes


Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, in thanksgiving and praise.


Citations

Hodge, Charles. A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians. Robert Carter and Brothers, 1856, p. 283.

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Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge
  • Born: December 27, 1797
  • Died: June 19, 1878
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Theologian

Charles Hodge was a Presbyterian theologian and principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878.