Bible Doctrine - The Bible Flashcards
Define General Revelation
God reveals that he exists in a general way through nature. (Pslam 19:1-6; Romans 1:18-23)
What is Special Revelation?
God reveals himself in special ways
What are ways that God has revealed himself in Special Revelation?
- Through His Son Jesus Christ (Hebrews 1:1-3)
2. Through God’s written Word found in the Bible (Hebrews 4:12).
Which bible verse says that “All Scripture is God-breathed” meaning that the Bible is God’s message to mankind?
2nd Timothy 3:16
What Scripture says that the human writers of the Bible were “carried along by the Holy Spirit”?…which means that what was written in Scripture was exactly as how God intended it.
2nd Peter 1:21
What is the process by which God directed men to writh His Words in the Bible called?
Inspiration.
If given the EFCA Statement of Faith (below) with what we believe about the Scriptures (our Bibles) be able to explain what it means.
“We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, through the words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for salvation, and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged. Therefore, it is believed in all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises.” (Article 2 EFCA Statement of Faith.”
(See other cards on defining verbal, plenarary, inerrancy, complete revelation and authority)
In the EFCA statement of Faith article 2, what does the phrase “Verbally inspired word of God” mean?
Verbal has to do with every word of the Bible. God guided the writers so that every word that they wrote was exactly as God intended.
In the EFCA Statement of Faith Article 2 what does it mean when it says that “the Bible is without error in the original writings”
Inerrancy “without error in the original writings” means that we believe that the Spirit of God guided the writers and kept them from writing mistakes. Inerrancy applies to the original manuscript only.
In the EFCA Statement of Faith Article 2 what does it mean where it says regarding the bible that it is “the complete revelation for His will for salvation?”
The whole plan of God’s salvation for mankind is found in the Bible.
In the EFCA Statement of Faith Article 2, what does it mean where tells us that the Bible is “the ultimate authority…”
Authority means that God’s Word has the power to command us regard to our life and faith.
What does illumination mean?
God helps Christians understand the Bible through the Holy Spirit (1st Corinthians 2:10-13).
