Scripture for the Church
God committed his Word to writing for his church. The act of inscripturation examined in the previous article was not an end in itself, as though God intended…
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Why God Committed His Word
God spoke before Scripture was complete. He addressed Adam, covenanted with Noah and Abraham, appeared to the patriarchs, and made his will known through dreams, visions, angels, prophets,…
Open record →It Pleased the Lord
Natural revelation closes every mouth, but it does not open the mystery of redemption. Creation declares the power, wisdom, and goodness of its Maker. Providence confronts humanity with…
Open record →The Light of Nature
Westminster begins its doctrine of Holy Scripture by denying two opposite errors. The first says fallen humanity lacks a clear revelation of God and therefore possesses a reasonable…
Open record →From Divine Revelation to Divine Judgment
Westminster Chapter 1 begins with God making himself known and ends with God rendering judgment. Its opening movement is, “It pleased the Lord … to reveal himself”; its…
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