Kuyper on righteousness and the body Read more

This post is part of a series walking through the first volume of Abraham Kuyper’s Common Grace.  Kuyper begins this chapter by finishing his argument against Bellarmine and the traditional Roman Catholic view of original creation. Kuyper argues that because God is Himself the goal of creation [insert Edwards/John Piper quote here], we can see that man must have been a perfect mirror of God’s character. The fact that there is later tension after the Fall doesn’t negate the idea of… Read more

Kuyper on Man’s natural goodness and the glories of his creation Read more

Kuyper’s “Common Grace” on immortality before the Fall Read more

Whatever our views of evolution and the speed in which the earth was created (and Kuyper dances around those specific questions), the Christian simply must believe that Genesis is history if it is to be authoritative. We cannot simultaneously deny its accuracy while trying to hold to its authority. It must be word-for-word accurate if it is to be considered the Word of God. And the Word of God is critical to know, because it is how beings communicate and… Read more