De Moor on Creation

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Get in on the ground-floor of De Moor's study of the Biblical Doctrine of Creation!

And, first, who is De Moor?

Who Is De Moor?

Bernardinus de Moor was born on January 29, 1709. He studied at the great Dutch University of Leiden, which had been a center of Reformed scholarship from the time of its founding in 1575. Its faculty had included some prominent Reformed theologians, such as Franciscus Junius (1592-1602),[1]...

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Get in on the ground floor of De Moor's study of the Doctrine of Creation!

Here, De Moor introduces his System as a whole...

De Moor's Preface to the Reader

Greetings. When in the latter part of Psalm 22 the Messiah joyfully gives a presentiment of the saving and super-abounding fruit, that, by His Sponsorial Merits and vicarious Passion, the people, given to Him by the Father to be redeemed to Himself, were going to carry off, which people were to...

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As we get ready for De Moor's study of the Doctrine of Creation...

Let us look at his System as a whole, and how Creation fits into it!

Outline of the Entire System of Doctrine

A TREATMENT OF REVEALED CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY HERE FOLLOWS: I. A Nominal treatment, Chapter I, § 1-6, II. A Real treatment, in which you may see True Theology’s A. Diverse distribution, Chapter I, § 7-26, B. Definition as Revealed Theology, Chapter I, § 27, which Definition is explained, א. With...

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De Moor's treatment of the Doctrine of Creation is deep and detailed; it is certainly not a light read.

So, how do we go about tackling a volume like this? And, is it worth it?

Reading Difficult Books: A Personal Reminiscence (by Dr. Steven Dilday)

Shortly after my conversion to Christ, I became a regular listener to the radio broadcast of Dr. R.C. Sproul. Through Dr. Sproul I was exposed to Reformed theology for the first time, and, from the first, I was captivated. I was quite interested, of course, when he mentioned that he thought...

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Here, we learn a little about De Moor himself, from his own pen!

De Moor: Dedicatory Epistle for Volume 2

To the Most Serene and Lofty PRINCE WILLIAM V of Orange-Nassau, Hereditary Governor of the Dutch Federation, and the Military’s Supreme Commander over Land and Sea,[1] etc., etc., etc. MOST LOFTY AND SERENE PRINCE, You will grant with no difficulty at all, MOST LOFTY PRINCE, that I receive with...

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Since the rise of Materialistic-Naturalism, the historic Christian Doctrine of Creation has been under assault!

De Moor gives us an outline of his study of this fundamental doctrine...

De Moor VIII: Outline of the Doctrine of Creation

Chapter VIII treats of the CREATION, I. To the treatment of which our AUTHOR approaches by a suitable Transition, § 1. II. It is treated, A. With respect to the Term, and its, א. Etymology, ב. Synonymy, to which also pertains the language of doing, עָשָׂה, ποιεῖν, γίνεσθαι, against the...

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A major transition point in the system of theology...

De Moor moves from the internal works of God to the external (Creation and Providence)...

De Moor VIII:1: From the Internal to the External Works of God

After the Internal, Immanent, Eternal Acts of God now follow the External, Transient, Temporal Works of God, which posit an effect outside of God, in which they are terminated; in which manner God delivers His eternal Counsel for execution in time. Some such External Works are called Works of...

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