Earlier in the book Hoeksema teaches that the witness of the church is that God is Creator. He moves from that, to the truth that God is the living God. “When the scriptures reveal God to us as the living God, the implication is that this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A dead Christ cannot save the church. Neither could he bring the kingdom of God to completion. He must needs rise and ascend and receive the promise of the Holy Spirit. Wondrous evangel of Easter! Jesus is risen indeed! And he received that...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“Therefore, creation was an act of self-revelation on the part of God. By it he made himself known as God who is God indeed, the one who is infinite in power and wisdom, glorious in all his perfections. Through the act of creation, God...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"We know God in Christ Jesus our Lord, and not merely with our head. Intellectually, as theology knows him; we also know him with our heart, spiritually, so that we taste that he is good and the overflowing fountain of all good. We know him and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"We know God in Christ Jesus our Lord, and not merely with our head. Intellectually, as theology knows him; we also know him with our heart, spiritually, so that we taste that he is good and the overflowing fountain of all good. We know him and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
She witnesses the word of God that she hears. … Therefore, when the church speaks, her speech must always assume the form of a testimony. She must preach, and to preach is to witness. The church speaks only through revelation [what God says...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
"He is not only creator, but he is also redeemer. … In the resurrection of Jesus Christ, God revealed himself as the one who quickens the dead. God thereby spoke to the church that he is God, for the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
By the word of God the church lives, for she possesses this word in the holy scriptures, and through these scriptures God still speaks to his church by the Holy Spirit whom he has given to her. The church, therefore, does indeed hear the word of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The question from the cross: “Why, Oh my God, why?”. Oh yes, the answer came. Objectively, for the light returned. Subjectively: “It is finished!” Here is your answer: For God’s sake: “Justice must be satisfied....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
