How The Scriptures Came To Us Flashcards
What are the three (parts?) that make up how the Scriptures came to us?
Revelation
Inspiration
Illumination
(P. 15)
The Bible does not simply ______ the Word of God, but is, in reality, the _____ revelation and very Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Contain, complete
Christian believers receive spiritual ______ to enable them to understand the Scriptures, but God does not grant ____ revelations that are ______ or _____ to inspired biblical truth.
Illumination, new, contrary, additional (p. 15)
Definition of Revelation: “the act of making _____ what was previously _____”
Derived from a Latin noun meaning “_______”
Revelation is the _______ of _______ (which leads to transformation)
Known, unknown,
unveiling
Communication, information (p. 15)
Revelation: Biblically, God chooses to reveal Himself to His creation; it is _____ rather than _____.
Disclosure, discovery (p. 15)
Purpose of Revelation: God reveals Himself to us, so that we not only have ______ about Him, but ultimately we might _____ Him in a personal way.
Revelation introduces the ______’s will for His _____.
Information, know (p. 16)
Creator, creation
Categories of Divine Revelation:
General revelation
- ________
- ________
- ________
- creation/nature
- history
- conscience/heart
(P. 16)
Categories of Divine Revelation:
Special Revelation (acts of God where He makes Himself & His truth known at special times through specific ppl)
- ________
- ________
- ________
- ________
- miracles
- prophecy
- Jesus
- The Scriptures
(P. 16)
Definition of Inspiration: It relates to the ______ and _______ so that truth is preserved.
Reception, recording (p. 16)
Inspiration: The author of the Bible is _______ , who ______ people to write.
God, inspired
Inspiration: GOD’S ______ IN HUMAN _______
VOICE, LANGUAGE (p. 17)
Inspiration: “All Scripture is _______ ____ by God and ________ for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Breathed out, profitable (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
Inspiration: This (term) emphasizes that the Holy Spirit supervised and guided the process of writing the very words of Scripture.
Verbal Plenary Inspiration (p. 17)
Definition of Illumination: all about a _____ being turned on in our understanding.
It is the ______, _______, and understanding of the truth revealed in scripture
Light
Comprehension, acceptance (p. 17)
God ENLIGHTENS or QUICKENS our mind so that the objective revelation of God becomes subjectively understood by humankind.
The Role of the HS in Illumination: The Holy Spirit, who INSPIRED ppl to record God’s REVELATION, then _______ that truth to those who read it.
Illuminates (p. 17)
*verses of HS’ role: Jn 14:25-26, Jn. 16:13
