revelation in nature either, and that he is one, therefore, who in his groping after God follows his own ways. These remove him farther and farther from the knowledge of truth and lead him into ever deeper captivity to the service of idolatry and unrighteousness (Rom. 1:20–32). The special revelation of God, consequently, is necessary also for a right understanding of His general revelation in nature and history, and in heart and conscience. We need it to purge the pure content of general revelation