Part One The Divine over the Human What all this does is that it causes us to conclude that as evangelical Christians we should emphasize the divine aspect of the Bible more than the human element, though not neglecting the human aspect. This is the biblical pattern: Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to …
Category: Systematic Theology
We have seen that God has revealed Himself to us in two ways, and yet these two ways are really one whole. General Revelation proclaims the existence of the Creator even in a sin-scarred, even though we reject the revelation that is in us and all around us in nature, yet this revelation is clear and authoritative. The testimony of the natural world, though perspicuous in itself, is obscured by our sin and the curse. Special Revelation both interprets General …
Part Four The Unsaved do not know God The NT seems to say that the unsaved person does not know God. We see this in several places. Let us begin with Galatians 4: Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles …
