God talk

    Let us walk by faith then we can see clearly! As a child when I heard about walking on the narrow path, I didn’t really understand it.   Life is full of ups and downs such as this morning.   On my way to work we got hit by a blizzard. With about 6cm of snow on the road with desert like sand dune strips crossing our path.   We could have been in the Sahara, but we weren’t; This is Finland at -2.     In the late 1990’s I remember close to the end of my theology degree that I read Herman Bavinck’s magnificent doctrine of God.   This was before the translation that was edited by John Bolt.   This is a major reason why I wanted to get my hands on Reformed Ethics by Herman Bavinck because we can learn so much from him.   I’m still waiting for the second volume as I have had to order it a second time.   However, I want to move from the earth to the heavens.   I want to move from humanity to God.   Karl Barth a great t...

  I want to begin by quoting from the book of Romans and I will use this as an introduction to what Herman Bavinck is going to say.  Although in this section of his writing he does not quote these verses, I believe the Holy Logic can be seen: " 5 For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness. 6 But the righteousness based on faith speaks as follows: “DO NOT SAY IN YOUR HEART, ‘WHO WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN?’ (that is, to bring Christ down), 7 or ‘WHO WILL DESCEND INTO THE ABYSS?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).” 8 But what does it say? “THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART”—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9  that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, result...