General Revelation (Belgic Confession 2a)
Rev. Angus Stewart expounds on Belgic Confession 2a, explaining how God reveals Himself through general revelation (the created universe) and special revelation (Scripture). The article systematically refutes six false theological positions (atheism, dualism, polytheism, pantheism, agnosticism, and irreligiosity) before establishing the proper Reformed understanding of what creation reveals about God's eternal power and divinity.
Rev. Angus Stewart Belgic Confession 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 divinity, as the apostle Paul saith, Romans 1:20. All which things are sufficient to convince men, and leave them without...