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“Viewed properly, there is only one duty, that of love, which is the fulfillment of the law (Romans 13:10). And there actually is only one object of that law- namely, God. Everything else- people, angels, nature, art, and so forth-may and must be only in God and for God. The sole end of all things, ourselves, our neighbors, the state, and the like- is God's glory. Pg. 101”

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Herman Bavinck
Herman Bavinck

Dutch theologian and a significant representative of Reformed theology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bavinck's works have widely influenced theological thought in the 20th century. more

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