https://xitter.cf/t.co/jWOpSGsCPR Professor of Theology at the Free University in Amsterdam, Reformed theologian, churchman, disciple of Christ (1854-1921)
Hoogeveen - Amsterdam
Joined August 2013
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The revelation of God is the firm ground on which the confession of the church rests. @Herman__Bavinck
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"The body is not a prison, but a marvelous piece of art from the hand of God Almighty . . . ." --@Herman__Bavinck, RD II:559
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God is the highest good of man--that is the testimony of the whole Scriptures. @Herman__Bavinck
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"The content of of God's self knowledge is no less than his being; being and knowing coincide in God."
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Herman Bavinck retweeted
The more theology reflects on God, the knowledge of whom is its content, the more it will be moved to adoration & worship. @Herman__Bavinck
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God's word is an act, and his activity is speech. -@Herman__Bavinck
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The church is "the community of those who share in Christ and his benefits." -@Herman__Bavinck // Straightforward enough.
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"The most ancient and, from ancient times, the most important proof for the dogma was the proof from scripture" @Herman__Bavinck RD 1.2.62
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"The body is not a prison, but a marvellous piece of art from the hand of God Almighty…"
- @Herman__Bavinck
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After the creation and the incarnation, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is the third great work of God. --@Herman__Bavinck