The Christian Reformed Church ( Crc )

1) Inspired revelation – the source of authority and the direction for our life and ministry is found in the Scriptures. The bible is the foundational tool of theology in addition to being its source.

Let us now examine the time of the Reformation, beginning proper in 1519 with Luther’s quarrels with the Roman Catholic church and ending in the eighteenth century with Wesleyanism, the reformation of theology that occurred within the Church of England.

The period of Roman time between the 5th and 15th century is known as the middle ages, this certain period in time involved the fall of the Roman Empire and the evolution of the renaissance period. The renaissance was a time of rebirth during which massive changes occurred which would subsequently impact the Catholic Church. This later period is known as the Reformation. The Reformation was quite the violent time period in Europe. In the wars of religion, family members were often in conflict. Both the Protestants and Catholics thought they were a hundred percent correct and that the other religion was part of the 'devil's work'. There were many influential people in relation to the Reformation, one of them being Martin Luther. This essay

The Reformation took place during the time of the Renaissance. There was a split in the Catholic Church and Protestantism, a new form of Christianity, began. Martin Luther was a monk that began studying the Bible and began wondering about the accuracy of the Catholic Church practices. As he studied the Bible, he began finding many areas where the Catholic Church and the Bible differed. He decided to fully dedicate his life to the Gospel and it's teachings.

My Special revelation refers to God revealing Himself to humanity through historical events, His Word, and through Jesus Christ. Through special revelation, human beings learn about God’s character, His will, His purpose for creation, and His plan for redemption. Special revelation shows us the nature and character of God, and because God has revealed Himself in this way, we can know Him—through a saving relationship with Him in the person and work of Jesus Christ (Akin, The Theology of the church).

In the study of Christian theology, scripture plays an essential role in the revelation of the Doctrine of God. Scriptures are “God-breathed” (2 Timothy 3:16-17) words, written by the Holy Spirit through divine inspiration of prophets. They are necessary for the proper understanding of the doctrine of God, the self-revelation of God, the proof of God’s existence, and for the discernment of false doctrines.

Under the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, in what sense is the Bible authoritative? This is a question that has plagued the minds of many as a major element of historic Christian belief about Scripture as well as been a controversial topic of academic discussions. One of the major areas of conflict in the theological arena has been biblical authority as noted in

Paine is right when he says the revelation may only come to those who receive it directly, as the rest does become word of mouth. As information continually spreads farther and farther from its source, it will inevitably grow less accurate and more personalized by the informer. Jesus never wrote a word of the bible or his story; and so the telling is done within the 4 gospels, each evidently the slightest bit different than the others. To those that hear the revelation someone has been given, the decision to accept or deny it is entirely up to them. To accept salvation and to have a revelation regarding it are not equal factors, however; it only means you believe the revelation of another. This fact certainly makes knowing who has truly had a revelation and who is only trying to manipulate you harder, and the church has had multiple instances of the

The council also stated Scriputre not to interpret chruch but the curch is to interpret the scripture. John 21:25 Supports this, John 16:12-13 More than what is written down and you will receive further revelations.

As a current student of Dallas Theological Seminary, my goal is to take my training in the bible and apply my theological method to understand and evaluate Deere’s arguments. This paper will accomplish this goal by defining revelation, looking at Deere’s view of revelation, his understanding of sufficiency, and his view of authority. Defining Revelation Revelation is God’s acts and objects of disclosure, the process and the product, the method

Considering that this view overcomes the apparent contradictions in the Bible by, for example, claiming that the account of God sending the Israelites to fight is intended to portray his desire for justice, it holds strong. Nevertheless, it fails to account for the fact that teaching within the Bible itself asserts that Biblical text is the word of God. Interpreters must be wary before referring to 'the teaching of the Bible,' for as John Locke asserts, [3]"the scripture serves but,

Including the previous seven, Dr. Bill Wheeler (2011) presents three additional ways of seeking knowledge: revelation and faith; custom and tradition; and personal experiences. For a Christian, revelation and faith is a fundamental source of knowledge and truth. Wheeler describes two aspects of revelation, general and special. General revelation is looking at the world and realizing that God is the creator. Special revelation comes from Jesus, Holy Spirit, and the prophets.

In doing so, we can discover that final authority is not in and of scripture itself but of the Triune God who is the Author of scripture. The second obstacle to consider is that many have dismissed scripture as a book of Israelitic & Christian stories. Wright contends that these stories are told to inform us of “internal dynamics” of the past so as to engage us in the present for transformation into Christ-likeness. (p.25). Thirdly, Wright asserts that the question of scripture’s authority should not be viewed as a list of rules where God condescends to man. Rather, scripture should be received as God’s purpose to save and renew the entire world by authorizing the church—God’s agent in the world—with His mission through the work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, it is imperative that biblical scholars “see the role of scripture not simply as being [informative about or revelatory of God’s truth] but as a means of God’s action in and through us.” (p.28)

The Free Will Baptists had a similar view of Scripture. The Baptist Confession states that both the Old and New Testaments were written by men through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures are sufficient, infallible, and without error. It also concludes that the Scriptures are a sufficient guide to salvation (FWB I). The Philadelphia confession differs in this regard to the Scriptures as it states the Scriptures are not sufficient “to give that knowledge of God and his will which is necessary unto salvation” (PCF I.1). Both confessions view Scripture as authoritative, but the difference concerning salvation will become more apparent as will be seen in the further doctrines.

General revelation is an individual's ability to gain knowledge of God through his presence in the world. The knowledge we are able to gain through general revelation is limited. It doesn't bring salvation and tells very little about God's character, but it can bring us knowledge of the existence of God. We are able to gain this knowledge of him because he is a Creator