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Acknowledging the rule & power of God in the church by its expressions of love

This is how redemption mimics the original creation: What begins in the act of God as an instance of creation—a man’s new birth, much as a germinated seed—also blooms and then blossoms again among the other flowers in a field of perennials.

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A Good World for Fallen Man

God makes the strained relation between man & earth to serve man's desire for heaven

"The present world is neither the best nor the worst possible, but it is a good world for fallen man."

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The Christian Can Hope Perfectly

Geerhardus Vos on the Christian’s hope

"But the Christian’s hope is positive. His youth is like that of the heir who knows precisely what awaits him. No, more than this, the Christian has the assurance which no heir in temporal things can ever have. He knows with absolute certainty that the inheritance will not merely be kept for him, but that he will be kept for it."

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Resurrection: A Final Word Amidst Much Chatter

Man cannot now completely destroy himself

Ironically, mysticism is the last refuge of the hopeless; and an ethereal experience is the last invention of the mind; but neither of these will finally suffice for hearts. From deep within, men and women want to live, even as they chase after death to do just that.

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