We would be a bit stymied if God asked us to do good works but never bothered to tell us what constitutes good in His sight. Thankfully, God does not leave us wondering. He reveals His will in Scripture. Read More
Tag: Divine Revelation
The Necessity of Divine Revelation | Part Six
Everything we know and experience as believers is predicated upon God’s revelation. Without Scripture, we don’t have even the raw materials to construct true faith. If anything is to be known as truth, it must be revealed to us by God. Read More
The Necessity of Divine Revelation | Part Five
Our efforts at self-discovery are feeble and frail compared to the effectual word of God. Scripture reveals our condition. But it is not just true that Scripture is one place where we can know ourselves correctly. It is certainly true that Scripture is the only place we can go to know ourselves as we ought. Read More
The Necessity of Divine Revelation | Part Four
Without Scripture we would hopelessly flounder in search of the truth. We must realize, though, that we suffer the same when we neglect the word of God. We in the 21st century have more access to the word of God than any other generation. This is a privilege, but it leads us to underappreciate what we have. This deluge often produces apathy toward what we have. Our ready access to Scripture can, ironically, lead us to neglect it. Read More
The Necessity of Divine Revelation | Part 3
The Bible is necessary for us to understand God’s will. By God’s will, I mean “that which God desires to do and to have done on the earth.” This includes both what God Himself intends to do and is even now doing, and what He wills for mankind to do. Read More
The Necessity of Divine Revelation | Part 2
God is not silent, and He is not distant. God is working in this world for good. If we are His, we experience that goodness even now in tangible ways. Yet how great is the glory of His works throughout history! These are ours to enjoy as they are preserved for us in Scripture. Read More
The Necessity of Divine Revelation | Part 1
The created world cannot be rightly understood without the Bible. God cannot be known without it. We cannot understand ourselves without it. We do not rightly know our need for salvation or the way of salvation without what God has revealed to us in Scripture. We would not know how God expects us to live, except He has shown us in His word. God has shone into our darkness with His marvelous light, the light of His revealed word. Read More