However, truth has already been revealed in Christ. In this sense, truth has a history in that it has already been made completely available in summary form, but the process of history and God’s ongoing relationship with creation means that our understanding of truth will be continually refined through history. This refining process points to the inner unity of revelation across time, since a study of doctrinal development (of any kind) can demonstrate the fundamental insights that have been present from the beginning in nascent form. Understanding revelation and truth in this way allows
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