Albert M. Wolters begins his book Creation Regained by exploring the same foundational concept that has been the building blocks of our entire four year education at Dordt (and for those brought up in a Reformed educational system prior to Dordt, most of their adolescence as well). Wolters defines worldview as, “the comprehensive framework of one’s basic beliefs about thing” (2). He then goes on for a few pages expounding on this definition, explaining what he means by “beliefs” and what he means by “things.” McCabe defend that every single person, regardless of religious orientation, is shaped by a worldview. He then goes on to explain the role that worldview plays in our lives. McCabe draws off of the scholarship of others to deliberate on
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Consequently, Chapter Two is predominantly designed around the subject of creation. McCabe begins by distinguishing the two senses of creation. This key difference between whether creation is something that is both made and also continuously ruled by God means the difference between sailing into the treacherous waters of deism. In order to avoid the ambiguity of the implications of the word “creation,” McCabe introduces the word “law” to instead stand for “the totality of God’s ordaining acts toward the cosmos” (15). McCabe further dissects his thesis by setting up two ways of ruling (God imposes his law either directly or indirectly) and two kinds of law used in this ruling: nature and …show more content…
McCabe cites a variety of Bible verses to prove that God speaks plainly through his works. Even when God’s law is not explicitly verbalized in a person’s life, God still pervades unconsciously through a person’s conscience. On the other end of the spectrum of how creation consciously reveals the Creator, “wisdom is ethical conformity to God’s creation” (29). Another implication of the revelation of God in creation is that the creation order is knowable, but the extent of knowability is debatable. The section concludes by pondering if God’s speech in creation (general revelation) infringes upon the sola Scriptura of divine biblical
Consequently, Chapter Two is predominantly designed around the subject of creation. McCabe begins by distinguishing the two senses of creation. This key difference between whether creation is something that is both made and also continuously ruled by God means the difference between sailing into the treacherous waters of deism. In order to avoid the ambiguity of the implications of the word “creation,” McCabe introduces the word “law” to instead stand for “the totality of God’s ordaining acts toward the cosmos” (15). McCabe further dissects his thesis by setting up two ways of ruling (God imposes his law either directly or indirectly) and two kinds of law used in this ruling: nature and …show more content…
McCabe cites a variety of Bible verses to prove that God speaks plainly through his works. Even when God’s law is not explicitly verbalized in a person’s life, God still pervades unconsciously through a person’s conscience. On the other end of the spectrum of how creation consciously reveals the Creator, “wisdom is ethical conformity to God’s creation” (29). Another implication of the revelation of God in creation is that the creation order is knowable, but the extent of knowability is debatable. The section concludes by pondering if God’s speech in creation (general revelation) infringes upon the sola Scriptura of divine biblical