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title: 'Hodge on the Rule of Faith and Practice in the Church of God'
type: post
author: 'R. Andrew Myers'
date: 2023-11-20
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2023-hodge-on-the-rule-of-faith-and-practice-in-the-church-of-god
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# Hodge on the Rule of Faith and Practice in the Church of God

“All that Protestants insist upon is, that the Bible contains all the extant revelations of God, which He designed to be the rule of faith and practice for his Church; so that nothing can rightfully be imposed on the consciences of men as truth or duty which is not taught directly or by necessary implication in the Holy Scriptures.” — [**Charles Hodge**](/authors/charles-hodge), *Systematic Theology*, Vol. 1 (1872), p. 183