Joel, I was just trying to turn the discussion to the Confession to see which view can claim that of being confessionally Reformed. Of course, I think asking about how Scripture handles this is important, too -- indeed, foundationally important -- but that's different from asking which is the Reformed view. Hypothetically, the Reformed view could be wrong and not in line with Scripture. I think the Standards have faithfully summarized the Scriptures, though.

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Casey Bessette
Westminster OPC • West Suburbs of Chicago

"It is part of the calling of the ekklesia to learn to know the love of Christ that surpasses all knowledge and also to make known within the world of science 'the manifold wisdom of God' in order that the final end of theology, as of all things, may be that the name of the Lord is glorified. Theology and dogmatics, too, exist for the Lord's sake." — Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, vol. 1, p. 46