Upon This Rock (17): Robbing Christ of His Honor (9)
Don Doezema explores the relationship between the Old and New Testaments, particularly addressing how the veil between Law and Gospel conceals divine mysteries rather than rendering Old Testament revelation inadequate. Through Calvin's insights and scriptural exegesis, the article argues that Christ and redemption are fundamentally mysterious, knowable only through divine revelation rather than human intellect, and that this truth should humble modern believers despite their familiarity with Christian doctrine.
Previous article in this series: January 15, 2014, p. 186. You will remember our reference last time to Calvin's observation that "there was a difference between the Law and Gospel, as if there were a veil between them so that they might not see more closely the things that are now revealed to our eyes." Luke 9:45 says the same concerning the disciples' failure to grasp Jesus' instruction about His impending death: "But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they...
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