101 Greidanus, Sola Scriptura, 223
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2 belief that Scripture possesses a unity given it by the mind of God, that it must thereforebe allowed to interpret itself, one passage throwing light upon another ",09 The corollary isalso true, no exposition of Scripture is allowed that is contradicted elsewhere "The Bible does not contain many histories but one history— the one history ofGod’s constantly advancing revelation, the one history of God's ever progressingredemptive work " 110 The third and final observation about the nature of Scripture that is captured in theconcept of redemptive-history is its "progressive'" nature It is no affront to God or ourunderstanding of revelation to perceive in it development or progression, for progressionneed not imply improvement Neither does progression undermine unity "Thisprogression should not be disconnected from the unity it is a progression in unity and aunity in progression From Old Testament to the New Testament, God unfolds hissaving plan "This revelation was not given at one time, nor in the form of a theologicaldictionary It was given progressively, for the process of revelation accompanies theprocess of redemption 1,1 From the promise of the woman's victorious Offspring given tofallen Adam to the promise of blessing for all peoples through Abraham"’ and beyond, theinvincible, inscrutable work of God's redemption advanced Stott, Between Two Worlds , 128 Greidanus quoting Holwerda in Sola Scriptura, 4 1 Ibid, 124 Clowney, Preaching and Biblical Theology, 1 5Genesis 3 15, Genesis 121-3
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