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Certainty of Faith, The
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Herman Bavinck; Daniel Schrock (Editor) | Westminster Seminary Press
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Herman Bavinck; Daniel Schrock (Editor) | Westminster Seminary Press
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“When the intoxication in which we so often and so long live has passed, when joy is silenced and the conscience is awakened, when the mystery of life or the pain of suffering overtake us—then the thought of death and the grave, of judgment and eternity, impresses itself upon every mind; then none can persevere in their indifference or continue to hide behind a shield of neutrality. In this respect, men are better than we are sometimes inclined to think; there are no atheists, no men without heart or conscience. Or, to put it more accurately, God does not leave himself without a witness to anyone. Whether in the form of blessings or trials, God speaks to the conscience of each and every person.” - from Bavinck's introduction.
Originally published in Dutch in 1901 and first translated into English in 1980, this new edition—beautifully rendered by Daniel Schrock with assistance from Albert Gootjes—captures the clarity, conviction, and theological depth of Herman Bavinck’s original work.
With a fresh foreword by Sinclair Ferguson and a thoughtful introduction by Daniel Schrock, this edition invites a new generation of readers to rediscover a timeless classic—one you’ll want to revisit often and share widely. In a world marked by uncertainty, Bavinck’s insights offer enduring assurance rooted in Christ alone.
90 pages
“What a gem! The certainty of faith and the assurance of faith are interwoven superbly in brief compass. In this little book we meet Bavinck the pastor – it reads like a letter, or, better yet, a conversation. It will not only inform your mind but enlarge your heart to receive Christ with all his benefits.”
J. Gresham Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California
“Herman Bavinck was a brilliant theologian-philosopher, unique for his capacity to combine the disciplines of theology, science, and philosophy into a coherent, constructive world-and-life-system (Weltanschauung) within the matrix of orthodox Calvinism. Living as we are in the post-Enlightenment age, many Christians (including those in the theological guild) are far more influenced by the skepticism of modernism and postmodernism than they are ready to admit. It is for this reason that such a refreshing corrective—in this profound treatise on the certainty of the Christian faith—is as necessary for the twenty-first century church as it was when Bavinck first penned it. Describing the nature of faith, which lays hold of God revealed in His Word as the ultimate authority for belief and life, Bavinck shows that true faith is an experiential reality that provides lasting peace for the believer in the face of pain, suffering, death, and uncertainty, for it satisfies the deepest longings of the human soul that science and scholarship (wetenschap) can never satisfy. Taking us back to a Reformational, almost premodern epistemology without discounting the value of modern science, Bavinck shows how God’s Word answers the ‘why’ questions that science, with its emphasis on the ‘what’ and ‘how,’ can never answer. Now presented afresh to the English-speaking world, this treatise is sure to become a staple in the growing corpus of ably-translated Bavinck literature that has blossomed, for good reason, in recent decades.”
Chancellor and Professor of Systematic Theology and Homiletics, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and pastor of Heritage Reformed Congregation, Grand Rapids, Michigan
“The Certainty of Faith is a multum in parvo (much in little). It is a book I usually included on seminary class reading lists on the doctrine of assurance, even though it was no longer in print. If, in terms of theological literature, we are living in gold rush days, some of the finest quality gold is to be mined in Herman Bavinck Hills! Dan Schrock and Westminster Seminary Press together have given us one more grace-gift from the prolific ministry of a truly great theologian.”
From the foreword
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