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Month: December 2009

I/1 § 5: The Nature of the Word of God

December 15, 2009April 6, 2020 ~ gavin.ferriby

3. The Speech of God As the Act of God It must be recalled from §2 that “We shall have to regard God’s speech as also God’s act, and God’s act as also God’s mystery.” (I/1/133).  This is (to repeat) the fundamental structure of Church Dogmatics §5, The Nature of the Word of God. Consequently … Continue reading I/1 § 5: The Nature of the Word of God

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