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WHAT IS A REVELATION?
Revelation comes from a Greek word (apocalupsis) meaning “to uncover”
HOW HAS GOD REVEALED HIMSELF?
God has revealed himself in two ways...
1) General Revelation
DEFINITION: The knowledge of God that is available to any person, at any time, in any place.
It comes through creation and conscience.
Romans 1:
2) Special Revelation
DEFINITION: The knowledge of God that is available to some people, at some times, in some places.
It comes through visions, appearances, and writings.
3) Revelation and Salvation
QUESTION: What about those who have never heard the Gospel?
ANSWER: They are without excuse.
God has revealed himself from without and from within (, ).
ANSWER: They must be born again.
Salvation only comes to those who believe in Jesus ()
WHAT MAKES SCRIPTURE SO SPECIAL?
1) Scripture is INSPIRED
DEFINITION: God sovereignly motivated the authors of the Bible
CLARIFICATION: God did not force the authors to write, he inspired them (NOT Verbal Dictation)
CLARIFICATION: The authors did not have absolute freedom to write, they were moved by God to write (NOT Human Intuition)
2) Scripture is INERRANT
DEFINITION: The Bible is without error or fault in everything that it teaches and affirms
CLARIFICATION: If God is without error, and if God inspired Scripture, then Scripture is without error
CLARIFICATION: Only the original writings are considered inerrant
3) Scripture is INFALLIBLE
DEFINITION: The Bible is relevant concerning issues of life and godliness
CLARIFICATION: The Bible is not just relevant to religion, but history, science, literature, and the arts
4) Scripture is Interpretable
DEFINITION: The Bible can be understood and comprehended
CLARIFICATION: The Bible is always perfect, but our interpretation of it is not
APPLICATION:
NEVER study the Bible alone...
1) You need the help of the Holy Spirit
2) You need the help of those who have gone before you
3) You need the help of the local church
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