When you wish to do something evil, you retire from the public into your house where no enemy may see you; from those places of your house which are open and visible to the eyes of men you remove yourself into your room; even in your room you fear some witness from another quarter; you retire into your heart, there you mediate: He is more inward than your heart. Wherever, therefore, you shall have fled, there He is. From yourself, whither will you flee? Will you not follow yourself wherever you shall flee? But since there is One more inward even than yourself, there is no place where you may flee from God angry but to God reconciled. There is no place at all whither you may flee. Will you flee from Him? Flee unto Him.
— Herman Bavinck (1854–1921), Theologe
Related Bible passage: PSA.139.7-10
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Guilt & Forgiveness, Faith & Trust
Occasions: For Reflection
Herman Bavinck
Herman Bavinck (1854–1921) war ein niederländischer Theologe und Hochschullehrer in Kampen und Amsterdam sowie eine Leitfigur des Neokalvinismus. Bekannt durch seine „Reformierte Dogmatik“, verband er historische Konfessionalität mit der Auseinandersetzung mit moderner Philosophie und Wissenschaft, was ihm mitunter Kritik konservativerer Zeitgenossen einbrachte. Heutigen Bibellesern bietet sein Werk einen Zugang zu einer systematischen Theologie, die biblische Verwurzelung mit der Relevanz des Glaubens für Kultur und Gesellschaft verknüpft.
All quotes by Herman Bavinck (4)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.
Augustine of Hippo