The Word Of God Flashcards
The ___ is God’s revelation
Bible
At first His revelation came through _; then His ultimate revelation, through the __
prophets ; person of Jesus Christ
The Bible reveals:
And exposes:
God
Humanity
No book has been so loved, hated, revered, so damned as the:
Bible
The insight into God’s character is that history, human behavior, conscience, and nature provide is frequently called as
General revelation
The Bible represents us as ___. And reveals ___ as the one who will bring us back to God.
Lost ; Jesus
He is the focus of Scripture
Jesus Christ
The Bible’s writers viewed it as distinct from other literature. They referred to it as “Holy Scriptures” (Rom. 1:2). They claimed they did not originate their messages but received them from ___
divine sources
“All Scripture,” Paul says, “is given by inspiration of God” The Greek word translated as “inspiration,” literally means:
God-breathed
God “breathed” ___ into men’s minds. They, in turn, expressed it in the words found in the Scriptures.
truth
It is the process through which God communicates His
eternal truth.
Inspiration
The revelations were embodied in ____ with all its limitations and imperfections yet they remained God’s testimony. God inspired men, not words
human language
Jesus was ___ combined, the ____ in one.
This ____ combination makes the Bible unique among
literary works.
God and man
divine and the human
divine-human
The ___ prepared certain persons to communicate divine truth. They were not chosen because of natural talents. Nor did divine
revelation necessarily convert the person or assure him of eternal life
Holy Spirit
The inspiration the biblical writers experienced was more than
____ or ___, for these come to all who seek truth. In fact, the biblical writers sometimes wrote without fully understanding the divine
message they communicated
illumination or divine guidance
Frequently, the ___ communicated divine knowledge by means of visions and dreams (Num. 12:6). Sometimes He spoke audibly or to the inner senses.
Holy Spirit
To some the Spirit revealed:
events yet to occur
recorded historical events
Whether the information came from personal observation, oral or written sources, or direct revelation, it all came to the writer through the ___. This guarantees the Bible’s trustworthiness.
Holy Spirit’s guidance
The Bible writers testify that their messages come directly from God. It is ____ that came to Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea,
and others. God’s prophets were commanded to speak in His name, saying,
“Thus says the Lord”
“the word of the Lord”
Throughout His ministry, ___ stressed the authority of the Scriptures. ____ placed the Bible above human traditions and opinions. He rebuked the Jews for setting aside the authority of the
Scriptures
Jesus
“No one can say that Jesus is Lord
except by the Holy Spirit” (1 Cor. 12:3). Without the ___of our minds, we could never correctly understand the Bible or even acknowledge it as God’s authoritative will.
Holy Spirit’s illumination
The ___ do not supercede the Bible; indeed, they must be tested by the Bible, and if not in accord with it, they must be discarded as not genuine
gifts of the Spirit
An understanding of ___contributes to an understanding of the Bible and its unity. Though written generations apart, the truths of the Old and New Testaments remain inseparable; they do not contradict each other.
“progressive revelation”
