"Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves. But, while joined by many bonds, which one precedes and brings forth the other is not easy to discern."

John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion

In this inaugural episode of the Fireplace, we look at Psalm 36 to learn the twin truths upon which the revelation of God in the Scriptures rests: Man's knowledge of self and his knowledge of God.