What time is it?
Smit explores God's sovereign governance of history through the metaphor of God's "clock," arguing that understanding the current era in God's historical timeline is essential for maintaining a pure confession and biblical hope. The article emphasizes that each distinct period of history reveals another facet of God's eternal covenant of grace in Christ, culminating in the new creation, and calls believers to recognize where we stand in God's plan of redemption.
This is a common question in our homes. Usually, an answer is not far away with many wristwatches, smartphones, and various clocks in our houses. However, more important than what the time is in our particular time zone is the current time in history. For the covenant family, this question and God's answer is fundamental for a pure confession, godly life, and realistic hope in the increasing spiritual darkness of this world. Since the beginning, God is the timekeeper of history. He does not...
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