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Jan 4, 2022 · The first two ways that God reveals Himself to us are general and limited. But the second two avenues of revelation are personal, full, and complete. Creation Reveals God. Paul said in Romans 1:19–20 that, ever since the creation of the world, God has made the knowledge of Himself evident to all people: “They know the truth about God ...
- Consciences
First, conscience is a God-given capacity for human beings...
- Jesus Christ
God the Father bears witness of Jesus’ identity as well:...
- Consciences
Jul 17, 2024 · Let’s take a look at 7 ways God reveals Himself to us in Scripture. Photo credit: Unsplash/Timothy Eberly. 1. Through the Teachings of Jesus. Part of Jesus’ ministry on Earth was to represent God to the world. As He explained it to His disciple, “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (John 14:9).
Jan 14, 2024 · The Bible declares from start to finish that it contains God’s very words and instructions for people (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Through its writings, God discloses His nature, will, acts, and desires to make Himself known to us. Several key passages in Scripture directly state that the Bible comes from God.
- John 1:18 ESV / 989 helpful votes. No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.
- Matthew 13:11 ESV / 862 helpful votes. And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
- Matthew 11:27 ESV / 856 helpful votes. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
- John 3:16 ESV / 815 helpful votes. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- God Reveals Himself as The Lord
- General and Special Revelation
- Media of Revelation
- Conclusion
God’s personal name is Lord, which translates the mysterious name I AM which God revealed to Moses in Ex. 3:14–16. His lordship connotes particularly his control, authority, and presence in relation to the world he has made (see John Frame, The Doctrine of God, pp. 21–240, and The Doctrine of the Word of God, pp. 3–14, 47–68). Everything he does re...
Theologians make various distinctions among types of revelation. The most common is between general and special revelation. General revelation is revelation of God given to everybody. It is the kind of revelation described in Romans 1. It tells us that God exists, what kind of God he is, and his moral standards. In revealing God’s standards, it sho...
Another way to distinguish between types of revelation is to distinguish the different ways in which revelation comes to us, the media of revelation. There are basically three types of media: events, words, and persons. These three categories correspond roughly to our earlier distinction between control, authority, and presence. But both these thre...
If we are to know God, it is important for us to seek knowledge in God’s own way. Many have tried to gain knowledge of God through their unaided reason, or through some kind of subjective intuition. But the God of the Bible has told us not only who he is but also how we should seek knowledge of him. That knowledge comes as we attend to his created ...
Bible Answer: Revelation is the divine act of God revealing Himself to man. God has revealed Himself to us in two ways: through general revelation and special revelation. Sometimes general and specific revelation are also referred to as natural and supernatural or original and soteriological revelation.
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The beauty of the nature God has created and the order by which He created the universe is a way by which He reveals Himself to us: "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork" (Psalm 19:1). Romans 1:19–20 says that God's creation alone is evidence of Him: "They know the truth about God because he has made ...
