Berkhof as Exegete (3)

Our previous essay was the first chapter of our analysis of Berkhof's exposition of Matt. 5:44, 45 and of Luke 6:35. We maintained, that the professor's exegesis of these Scriptures is decidedly unscriptural. The pro­fessor, so we averred, failed to give reliable exegesis. And his failure, so we pointed out, is due to the fact, that he failed to regard these Scriptures as integral parts of the entire word of God. Berkhof confined himself to the near surroundings of the text. His renderings,...