Belgic Confession, Article 2
By what means God is made known unto us.
We know him by two means: first, by the creation, preservation and government of the universe; which is before our eyes as a most elegant book, wherein all creatures, great and small, are as so many characters leading us to contemplate the invisible things of God , namely, his eternal power and Godhead , as the apostle Paul saith, Rom. i. 20. All which things are sufficient to convince men, and leave them without excuse. Secondly, he makes himself more clearly and fully known to us, by his holy and divine word; that is to say, as far as is necessary for us to know in this life, to his glory and our salvation.
Scripture references for paragraph 1
Berean Standard Bible. Public domain text and source credits.
Romans 1:2020For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
Source and edition
Belgic Confession. Reformed Dutch Church Constitution, G. W. Mentz & Son, Philadelphia, 1840. Reformed Dutch Church Constitution, G. W. Mentz & Son, Philadelphia, 1840
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