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Hoe ken jy God? – Die getuienis van die belydenisskrifte

Written by Chris van Wyk on . Posted in Wie is God?.

1. Lees die aanhalings uit die belydenisskrifte hieronder. Wat leer jy van die kennis van God? Wat beteken dit vir jou? Wat vra dit van jou?

Nederlandse Geloofsbelydenis artikel 2

DIE MIDDELE WAARDEUR ONS GOD KEN

Ons ken Hom deur twee middele:

Ten eerste deur middel van die skepping, onderhouding en regering van die hele wêreld. Dit is immers voor ons oë soos ‘n mooi boek waarin alle skepsels, groot en klein, die letters is wat ons die onsigbare dinge van God, naamlik sy ewige krag en goddelikheid, duidelik laat sien, soos die apostel Paulus sê (Rom. 1:20). Al die dinge is genoegsaam om die mense te oortuig en hulle alle verontskuldiging te ontneem.

Ten tweede maak Hy Hom deur sy heilige en Goddelike Woord nog duideliker en meer volkome aan ons bekend, en wel so veel as wat vir ons in hierdie lewe nodig is tot sy eer en tot die saligheid van hulle wat aan Hom behoort.

Ps. 19:2; Ef. 4:6; 1 Tim. 2:5; Deut. 6:4; Mal. 2:10; 1 Kor. 8:4, 6; 1 Kor. 12; 1 Kor. 1.

Westminster Geloofsbelydenis 1.1

Holy Scripture

1. Our natural understanding and the works of creation and providence so clearly show God’s goodness, wisdom, and power that human beings have no excuse for not believing in him.1 However, these means alone cannot provide that knowledge of God and of his will which is necessary for salvation.2 Therefore it pleased the Lord at different times and in various ways to reveal himself and to declare that this revelation contains his will for his church.3 Afterwards it pleased God to put this entire revelation into writing so that the truth might be better preserved and transmitted and that the church, confronted with the corruption of the flesh and the evil purposes of Satan and the world, might be more securely established and comforted.4 Since God no longer reveals himself to his people in those earlier ways,5 Holy Scripture is absolutely essential.6

  1. Rom 2.14-15, 1.19-20, Ps 19.1-4, Rom 1.32, 2.1.
  2. 1 Cor 1.21, 2.13-14, 2.9-12, Acts 4.12, Rom 10.13-14.
  3. Heb 1.1-2, Gal 1.11-12, Dt 4.12-14.
  4. Prv 22.19-21, Lk 1.3-4, Rom 15.4, Mt 4.4,7,10, Is 8.19-20, Lk 24.27, 2 Tm 3.16, 2 Pt 3.15-16.
  5. Heb 1.1-2, see General Note.
  6. 2 Tm 3.15-16, 2 Pt 1.10, Lk 16.29-31, Heb 2.1-3.

2. Loof die Here in gebed vir die spesifieke wysheid en insig wat die inhoud van hierdie geloofsbelydenisse jou gee.

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Wie is God?

Chris van Wyk

Ek is gemeenteleraar by Somerstrand gemeente, Port Elizabeth. My passie in die lewe is om God bo alles te dien en gelowiges in geloofsvorming te begelei. I am pastor at Summerstrand congregation, Port Elizabeth. My passion in life is to serve God above all and to lead believers in faith formation.

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