Doctrine of Revelation Flashcards
What has to happen in order for human beings to understand or perceive an eternal, infinite God?
God must reveal Himself to us
What does the word “reveal” mean?
1) to make known through divine inspiration, 2) to make (something secret or hidden) publicly or generally known
What is the doctrine of revelation?
It is the belief that God makes Himself known to humankind in tangible ways
God has revealed Himself to us in a way that is
sufficient_ but _selective__.
What is general revelation?
How God has generally made Himself known to humanity
What are two main ways that God generally reveals Himself to human beings?
Nature and a person’s conscience
How does a person experience what Ecclesiastes 3:11 refers to? How can that lead someone toward God? What happens when someone doesn’t seek God?
A person experiences a void, as if something is missing; it feels like a longing for something more. This can cause someone to seek God, or it can cause someone to endlessly search for the wrong things in an effort to fill the void.
What does nature reveal to us about the existence of God?
The complexity, beauty, and order of nature infers that there is a Designer/Creator
If we did not come about through accidental forces of evolution, why does it matter that God created human beings?
If people are created in God’s image for a purpose, then we aren’t the ones who decide who or what has value; God does
What is microevolution?
Change within a kind/species
What is macroevolution?
Change from one species to another
What two components are part of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?
- Common descent, 2. Natural selection
- Miller-Urey experiment,
but they used the wrong gases to imitate the early atmosphere;
Darwin’s Tree of Life,
but the Cambrian explosion indicates that there were multiple ancestor fossils and not just a few that morphed into many;
Homology,
but just because there are similar structures across many organisms doesn’t mean they evolved, it could just as easily point to a Designer;
