Lord’s Day 17, Chapter 2: The Idea of Christ’s Resurrection (2) / Chapter 3: The Power of Christ’s Resurrection (1)

Chapter 2: The Idea Of Christ's Resurrection (continued) In the eternal counsel of God, the resurrected Christ, the first begotten of the dead, the glorified Son of God in the flesh, stands logically first. In the divine decree He is conceived first, and He "openeth the womb" for every creature. All the works of God are subservient to the glory of this "image of the invisible God." They are conceived after Him, and unto Him, so as to be adapted to Him. And in the perfect, finished works of...