Article 2. By what means God is made known unto us
Article 2. By what means God is made known unto us
We know him by two means: first, by the creation, preservation and government of the universe; which is before our eyes as a most elegant book, wherein all creatures, great and small, are as so many characters leading us to contemplate the invisible things of God , namely, his eternal power and Godhead , as the apostle Paul saith, Rom. i. 20. All which things are sufficient to convince men, and leave them without excuse. Secondly, he makes himself more clearly and fully known to us, by his holy and divine word; that is to say, as far as is necessary for us to know in this life, to his glory and our salvation.
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Citation: Belgic Confession, Article 2, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: ROM.1.20
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