Of the creation of all things: Of angels, the devil, and man (Second Helvetic Confession, 7a)
This journal article by Ronald Cammenga expounds on Chapter 7 of the Second Helvetic Confession, establishing the doctrine of creation as foundational to Reformed theology and directly opposing evolutionary theory. The author demonstrates how the confession affirms God's triune nature in the work of creation, with the Father creating through the co-eternal Word and preserving through the co-eternal Spirit, grounding the doctrine in biblical testimony and Reformation confessional standards.
Previous article in this series: August 2018, p. 444. God created all things This good and almighty God created all things, both visible and invisible, by His co-eternal Word, and preserves them by His co-eternal Spirit, as David testified when he said: "By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth" (Ps. 33:6). And, as Scripture says, everything that God had made was very good, and was made for the profit and use of man. Now we assert that all...
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