J.H. Bavinck

There is no other way to God than through the Gospel of the crucified and risen Savior. It calls people from the East and the West to repentance and conversion.

The central point of the gospel is not us poor humans and our pain and suffering; rather, its entire focus is aimed at the unique and powerful reality that God wants to reinstate his kingdom.

Salvation in the Gospel is never a psychological process, but it is first and foremost a profound change in the relationship of God and man, it is reconciliation, justification.

It is remarkable that many Christians from the East came to realize the terror of sin when they saw the cross.

The church may not creep away into a separate nook of a city or into a special Christian village, but must remain standing in the center of national life, no matter how dangerous this may be.

In a world of curated feeds and cobbled-together creeds, the church mustn’t lose its song. The mash-ups may confuse, but the gospel’s melody is still strong. thegospelcoalition.org/article/jesus-…

The redemption of man concerns all of nature. Right to the end man is in close connection with nature. They were one in creation; they were and are one in humiliation and curse; they will be one in redemption.

Christ takes the life of a people in his hands, he renews and re-establishes the distorted and deteriorated; he fills each thing, each word, and each practice with a new meaning and gives it a new direction.

In Christ all of our vague, hazy suspicions about the divine nature are tested, for in him God steps forward in the clarity of his full light. Then we no longer need to probe and pursue hunches, but we simply need to hold fast to him.

The redemption of man concerns all of nature. Right to the end man is in close connection with nature. They were one in creation; they were and are one in humiliation and curse; they will be one in redemption.

The penetrating question of God: 'Where art thou?' still lies at the bottom of all human existence. Wandering man, who lost his certainties and could no longer find any meaning in his existence, is still sought by God.

The church may not creep away into a separate nook of a city or into a special Christian village, but must remain standing in the center of national life, no matter how dangerous this may be.

Religion can be a profound and sincere seeking of God, it can also be a flight from God, an endeavor to escape from His presence, under the guise of love and obedient service. At the bottom of it lies a relationship, an encounter.

It’s pub day! 🚀 Here’s to a very happy launch of this resource into the life of the world. Thank you to all who supported this work with your prayers and encouragements. Many more thanks to those who pre-ordered The Gospel Way Catechism. @Harvest_House have been an absolute delight to work with. Now available, wherever books are sold. amazon.com/Gospel-Way-Cat… TO GOD BE THE GLORY 🎉

Launch Day for "The Gospel Way Catechism" from me and @TweetingThomas_ Ultimately, the goal is not just to memorize a bunch of questions and answers. It’s to see all of life through the lens of Scripture so we’re faithful to the Lord in our time. thegospelcoalition.org/article/counte…

Religion can be a profound and sincere seeking of God, it can also be a flight from God, an endeavor to escape from His presence, under the guise of love and obedient service. At the bottom of it lies a relationship, an encounter.

Missions is not simply a by-product of church life and theology. Missions belongs to the very essence of the church.

Each worldview that wrestles with an earnest and honest investigation ends with this practical demand: ‘If these things are true, direct your life toward them.’ All metaphysics ends in ethics.’

The church may not creep away into a separate nook of a city or into a special Christian village, but must remain standing in the center of national life, no matter how dangerous this may be.

Renewal is by its very nature nothing other than allowing our life-giving bond to Christ to take root in us and create a growing awareness of what his death and resurrection mean for us in the daily practice of our lives.