The Holy Scriptures

Question 1

What is revelation

Answer 1

• God disclosing knowledge about Himself
• Hebrews 1:1-3 - Spoke through the prophets and revealed Himself through His Son
• Romans 1:19-21 - God has made it plain - His invisible qualities - His eternal power and divine nature-understood from what He has made

Question 2

What is inspiration

Answer 2

• Holy Spirit moved the writers - 2 Peter 1:21 - “prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit”
• God-breathed - 2 Tim 3:16 - All scripture is God breathed

Question 3

What is illumination

Answer 3

Holy Spirit helping to understand the revealed Word of God - John 14:26 - “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”

Question 4

What does the term “scriptural inerrancy” mean?

Answer 4

• It was without error as originally given by the Holy Spirit and written down by the writers
• 2 Tim 3:16 - Based on the fact that God is true
• Historical research

Question 5

What is the relationship between the Word of God and Scripture?

Answer 5

• Scripture is the written aspect of the Word of God
• Jesus is called the “Word” (John 1)
• Word of God also refers to his will and command (Isaiah 55:10-11) As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
• Ephesians 6:17 - “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God”

Question 6

What does Scripture teach about non-canonical revelation?

Answer 6

• Look at the whole revelation of scripture - it is consistent
• God has revealed himself through nature (Rom 1:19-20) - since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
• Rev 22:18 - If anyone adds to anything
• Gal 1:8 - Even if angels preach another gospel
• 1 Cor 14:26 - What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.

Question 7

What criteria was used for determining which books were included in or excluded from the canon of Scripture?

Answer 7

• Old Testament
  
  • Written in Hebrew
  • Moses, prophets, David, Solomon, generally accepted, confirmation of doctrine
• New Testament
  
  • one of the apostles or their direct disciple
  • Authorship, Harmony, General acceptance
  • 2 Peter 3:16 - Peter refers to Paul’s letters and then says “as they do the other Scriptures”