“…It Is Not God You Comprehend” (Augustine/Bavinck)

When the Bible talks about knowing God it does not mean a person can or will know God exhaustively, comprehensively, or fully (e.g. Is. 40:13ff, 1 Cor. 2:16, etc.). But it does mean there is such a thing as true and saving knowledge of God (e.g. 1 John 2:13). As various theologians have rightly said,…

One Cannot Truly Know Self without Truly Knowing God (Calvin)

As many of our readers might know, John Calvin began his Institutes by explaining that true and sound wisdom has two parts: knowing God and knowing ourselves. Calvin then noted that without a true knowledge of God, a person cannot truly know himself. As Scripture says, in God we live and move and have our…

The Shepherd’s Love for Us (Bray)

Gerald Bray's God is Love is a biblical and systematic theology written in light of Scripture's emphasis on - you guessed it! - the love of God. It's worth reading for sure. I've mentioned this book here before so I won't go into it again, but since I was reading parts of it again today…

When God Seems Far Away (Nye)

 I wasn't sure what to expect when I opened the book Distant God by Chris Nye. I was interested in the topic and the preview of the book made it sound worthwhile so I gave it a shot.  I'm glad I did!  Although I don't agree with everything in it, overall it's a pretty helpful book…

A Common Reformed Sin: Intellectual Pride

 Reformed theology is robustly biblical and it echoes the truths of Scripture so very well and clearly.  I'm not Reformed because it's cool or because I grew up that way.  I believe Reformed truths like God's sovereignty, total depravity, definite atonement, presbyterian ecclesiology, infant baptism, and the regulative principle of worship because they're rooted in…