Covenant Reformed News – February 2012 • Volume XIII, Issue 22
This theological article explores the doctrine of God's eternity, demonstrating through careful exegesis of Hebrews, Genesis, and 1 Timothy that God exists outside and above time as its Creator and sovereign Ruler. The author establishes that God's simplicity and transcendence mean He is not subject to temporal succession, and therefore reigns as King over all ages in His eternal decree and providence. The piece combines rigorous biblical interpretation with systematic theology to deepen understanding of God's infinite nature and His relationship to creation.
The Eternal God (2) Last time, we saw that God’s eternity is His being without beginning, without ending and without succession. God has a different relationship to time than we do (Ps. 90:4; II Peter 3:8), since God is before (and, hence, outside and above) time (I Cor. 2:7; II Tim. 1:9; Titus 1:2), as the One who created time. Two texts from Hebrews especially prove this last point. Hebrews 1:2 asserts that God by Christ “made the worlds,” literally “made the ages” and so time. Hebrews 11:3...