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What is the importance or significance of divine revelation in the present time?
In its broad meaning, revelation is divine guidance or inspiration; it is the communication of truth and knowledge from God to His children on earth, suited to their language and understanding. It simply means to uncover something not yet known. That religion depends on revelation is nothing new.
What is the meaning of supernatural revelation?
Special revelation is a Christian theological term that refers to the belief that knowledge of God and of spiritual matters can be discovered through supernatural means, such as miracles or the scriptures—a disclosure of God’s truth through means other than through reason.
What does it mean to have Revelation?
2a : an act of revealing to view or making known. b : something that is revealed especially : an enlightening or astonishing disclosure shocking revelations. c : a pleasant often enlightening surprise her talent was a revelation.
Why was Revelation written?
Both Caird and Ford thus argue that the purpose of Revelation was to prepare and strengthen the Christians of Asia Minor, as adressed in the letters to the seven churches, so that they will remain faithful against the impending persecution.
What is the nature of reality in the Bible?
The Bible clearly points to the Word of God as the basis for reality. This is why God cannot lie (Heb. 6:18; Titus 1:2). If He were to attempt a lie, reality would contort itself to comply with or obey with God’s Word.
Does reality exist?
Our common-sense notion of reality is that our eyes, ears, nose, and fingertips pick up objective reality, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Smells, sounds, and colors do not actually exist in the outside world.
Why do people say they don’t know God?
When people say they do not know God, it is not because God has failed to reveal himself, or that God’s revelation is not clear enough. Rather, their ignorance of God is something they have done to themselves.
How does God make himself known to his creatures?
God’s makes himself known as Lord through divine revelation, which is given to all people through creation and human nature and to specific people through events, inspired human words recorded as Scripture, and Jesus Christ himself. God makes himself known to his creatures because he first knows himself perfectly as a personal, speaking God.
Can we know God exhaustively without knowing God?
One cannot know God exhaustively unless one is God. But creatures receive great benefits from knowing God; indeed, they cannot live without knowing him, for he is the author of life. This is true both of our natural lives and our spiritual lives. Adam came alive when God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ( Gen. 2:7 ).