Foundations of Christian Thought Slice 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The God of the Bible | is a personal God and speaks |
| Communication of God's word: God Himself | Mt. Sinai, Baptism of Jesus, Transfiguration |
| Communication of God's word: Jesus | Jesus is the word |
| Communication of God's word: Prophets | God puts the word in the mouth |
| Communication of God's word in nature | Creation |
| Bible written by: | God, Prophets, Apostles, and others |
| Decree of God | Causal word of God |
| Creates | the World |
| Gives Life | (Physical and Spiritual) |
| The power of God's word | Effectual |
| Our Response to God's Word: | Hear, Recognize, Obey, Meditate, Delight in |
| Bible | Supernaturally given revelation from God Himself |
| Revelation | "the process whereby God disclosed to chosen men things otherwise unknowable." -J.I. Packer |
| Our need for Divine Revelation | Infinite/finite gap, creator/creature, holy/sinful, noetic effects of sin (our reasoning is affected by sin) |
| Daniel 2 | Daniel interpret's Nebuchadnezzar's dream. |
| 2 Primary forms of Divine Revelation | 1. General revelation in nature 2. Special revelation in scripture |
| Psalm 19 | 1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. 5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. 6 It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth. 7 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous. 10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honeycomb. 11 By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward. 12 But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults. 13 Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression. 14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. |
| General Revelation: Avenues of | Creation and Conscience |
| Romans 1:18-23 | The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 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. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. |
| General Revelation: Effect of | 1) Knowledge of God's existence (creator) 2) We are accountable for this knowledge |
| Special Revelation: Avenues of | Primary source: The Bible |
| Special Revelation: Effect of | 1) Knowledge of God's salvation (redeemer) 2) Knowledge of Jesus 3) Knowledge of the mystery of the Gospel |
| 2 Corinthians 4:6 | For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness,"[a] made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ. |
| 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 | But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God..these things God has revealed to us through the spirit. |
| Integration | The Two Books |
| Inspiration | the text is inspired, not the person The Bible is the verbal, plenary inspired Word of God. |
| Inspired | Produced by God, "God-breathed". |
| Verbal | The very language used |
| Plenary | All, the entirety |
| 1 Timothy 3:16-17 | All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped in every good work. (The what of inspiration) |
| 2 Peter 1:19-20 | And we have something more sure, the prophetic word... knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man but man spoke as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (The how of inspiration) |
| Inspiration Slogan | The Bible is the word of God in the words of men |
| Inspiration Product | The Word of God , exactly as God wanted it to be, but it retains the "personality" of its authors. (Exactly how this works is a mystery. |
| Canon | Rule/Standard |
| Canon OT | Set after Ezra, Nehemiah, & Esther (435 B.C.) |
| Holy Spirit | departed from Israel about 400 B.C. |
| NT | Christ, Apostles, Paul, and others |
| Apostolic | written by an apostle or one associated with an apostle |
| Antiquity | churches recognized the voice of God speaking to people speaking |
| Orthodox | fits theologically with the aboce |
| Key 1 | Church recognized the inspiration of these books, it did not canonize (grant inspiration) them |
| Key 2 | The role of the Holy Spirit: 1) Inspiration 2) Preservation 3) Recognition |
| Infallible | Incapable of error |
| Inerrant | Entirely true |
| Inerrancy is the view that the Bible _______ is entirely true in all that it affirms, whether in doctrine or ethics or to the social, physical, or life sciences. | in its original autographs |
| Autograph | original |
| Manuscript | copies |
| Text | the content |
| Translation | Text into another language |
| Transmission | Copying, translating, retyping, and translation |
| Textual Criticism | Science of determining the original text |
| Inerrancy: Keys | Distinguish text from Manuscripts |
| Proverbs 30:5 | Every word of God roves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. |
| 2 Peter 3:15-16 | And count the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him, as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures. |
| The clarity of Scripture | The Bible is written in such a way that it's teaching are to be understood by all who read seeking God's help willing to follow it. |
| Illumination | The work of the Holy Spirit by which he makes the Scripture both understandable and applicable to the individual's life. |
| Role of the Holy Spirit | 1) Aid in our understanding of the Bible. 2) Aid in our acceptance/application of the Bible.t |
| Necessity | Without God's word we have no relationship with Him. |
| Bible is necessary for | Knowledge of the Gospel. |
| Bible is not necessary for | Knowledge of God's existence. |
| Sufficiency | We have all the words from God that we nedd. |
| Proverbs 30:1-6 | The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh—an inspired utterance. This man's utterance to Ithiel: "I am weary, God, but I can prevail.[a] Surely I am only a brute, not a man; I do not have human understanding. I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One. Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Whose hands have gathered up the wind? Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know! "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar. |
| Numbers 23:19 | God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? |
| Psalm 119 | How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, LORD; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word. ג Gimel Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word. Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times. You rebuke the arrogant, who are accursed, those who stray from your commands. Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes. Though rulers sit together and slander me, your servant will meditate on your decrees. Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors. ד Daleth I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word. I gave an account of my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees. Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds. My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me and teach me your law. I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding. ה He Teach me, LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.[a] Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight. Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.[b] Fulfill your promise to your servant, so that you may be feared. Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good. How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life. |
| 1 Kings 13:1-25 | Don't disobey God or you'll get eaten by a lion! |
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