God the Father has reconciled His created but fallen world through the death of His Son, and renews it into a Kingdom of God by His Spirit.
Herman BavinckGratitude & joy drove them to do good works before the thought that they had to do them even crossed their mind.
Herman BavinckWe can shed some light on the possibility of the fall, but the transition to the actuality of it remains shrouded in darkness. Scripture makes not so much a single effort to render this transition understandable
Herman BavinckOne human nature is common to all the descendants of Adam, and it is, for all men, guilty and polluted
Herman BavinckA theologian is a person who makes bold to speak about God because he speaks out of God and through God. To profess theology is to do holy work. It is a priestly ministration in the house of the Lord. It is itself a service of worship, a consecration of mind and heart to the honour of His name.
Herman Bavinck