"We should speculate soberly and with great moderation, cautiously guarding against allowing either our mind or our tongue to go a step beyond the confines of God’s word." - John Calvin
All tagged Epistemology
Conviction of Sin
It is to Him and His Son that we must continue to look to receive knowledge of our sinfulness and the subsequent forgiveness of those sins.
Barth on What We May Believe
Everything in God's rejection and reprobation is a "lie" at the core of its rebellion against God's eternal Yes. It is against the order of God and as such qualifies as vanity and ultimately "nothingness."
Barth on Knowledge on Sin
Understanding this, Barth the preacher rarely ever presents "law" before "gospel." For it is only in the grace of the gospel that one can respond to the former reality found in the law.
Throw Out All the Words
This is a slow crafting of God in our image — and such a god is not the True God.
Why I Love Karl Barth
True theology brings God near because God has brought us near in Jesus Christ. Barth taught me that.
A False Hermeneutic of Love
"Love" is not something we are given apart from Jesus Christ. Neither is it something we can give apart from Christ. Love in us is our emulation of God's love.