Sinclair Ferguson

Well, then the words of Psalm 139 are true in this particular sense.

Even if you take the wings of the morning and travel at the speed of light to the furthest part of the earth to flee from God,

Even if you take the wings of the morning and travel at the speed of light to the furthest part of the earth to flee from God,

When you land, you will still be confronted by the same revelation of God in creation that you were trying to escape from.

When you land, you will still be confronted by the same revelation of God in creation that you were trying to escape from.

It's as though God had planted quiet voices in everything in creation to make them say, there is no last exit from my revelation.

It's as though God had planted quiet voices in everything in creation to make them say, there is no last exit from my revelation.

I wonder if you see what that means.

I wonder if you see what that means.

It's exactly what Isaac Watts wrote.

It's exactly what Isaac Watts wrote.

Nothing is atheistic.

Nothing is atheistic.

There's not a plant or flower below, but makes God's glories known.

There's not a plant or flower below, but makes God's glories known.

And since that is the inescapable environment in which we live, as Bavinck goes on to say, there are no real atheists.

And since that is the inescapable environment in which we live, as Bavinck goes on to say, there are no real atheists.

There are only hiding atheists.

There are only hiding atheists.

Now, I'm sure Herman Bavinck wasn't denying there are people who call themselves atheists.