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This site is devoted to theological and philosophical investigations of the spiritual meanings of life, current events, music, spiritual growth, nature, and learning to be attuned to listening to the 'language of God.' The name of this blog comes from one of Jonathan Edwards's journals which he called 'Shadows of Divine Things,' and later renamed 'Images of Divine Things.' As a Christian I am continously on a spiritual journey to grow more into the image of Christ, to understand what it means to be crucified with Christ. To seek the truths of the Christian Faith is of upmost importance, and to know that any truths that are found outside of Christianity are present there because they ultimately point to God. I have an M.A. in theology and apologetics and I completed one year of graduate studies in Philosophy at Marquette University.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Herman Bavinck on Theologians

I was looking through Herman Bavinck's The Doctrine of God and ran across this quote. I love what Bavinck has to say about the theologian:

"A theologian is a person who makes bold to speak about God because he speaks out of God and through God. To profess theology is to do holy work. It is a priestly ministration in the house of the Lord. It is itself a service of worship, a consecration of mind and heart to the honour of His name."

Reading quotes like this ought to make the theologian's task much more important in that we are not performing or studying theology in vain, but we do so to honour and Glorify the very Person of whom we study.

posted by T.B. Vick | 2:20 PM

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