“The whole creation, as it will be completed in the new heaven and the new earth, is the fruit of the work of Christ.”
Herman Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics, 3:380.
“Salvation is re-creation because salvation is simply the elimination of sin–now, in its condemnation; progressively, in its power; and one day, in its entire presence.”
Dane Ortlund, “‘Created Over a Second Time’ or ‘Grace Restoring Nature?’ Edwards and Bavinck on the Heart of Christian Salvation.” The Bavinck Review 3 (2012): 18.
Jeff Gissing 