God Communicating To Us
Hebrews 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:19-21
January 26, 2020
God has communicated with mankind in ___________________ ways over the course of time. Sometimes the word “__________________” is used to describe it, and sometimes the word “__________________” is used. What is the difference between the two?
A. Revelation –
Unveiling, ________________, Displaying, _________________,
Revealing
1. _____________________ (General)
a. The ______________________ of God is known.
b. God is the moral ________________.
2. _____________________ (Supernatural)
a. _____________________ Communication
(1). Direct, ______________________ speech
(2). _________________________
(3). _________________________
(4). _________________________
(5). Theophanies
b. ____________________________
c. The Incarnate ________________ (Jesus Christ)
d. The ________________________ Word
(1). How you view the Bible will determine your _________
and _______________________.
(2). It is __________________________ in everything about
which it speaks: _________________History, Doctrine,
_______________________, Archaeology
B. Inspiration –
The word is a _______________ term meaning “to breathe into”.
The ___________ word in 2 Timothy 3:16 is “Theopneustos”: “to
breathe”.
1. Understanding the word
a. It is not “God ________________ into”. That gives the
idea that the Bible is an ____________________ thing that
God breathes into and ___________________ through.
b. It is not “God ___________________”. That gives the idea
of a book that breathes _________ God to those who come
into contact with it.
c. Both of these usages demand an _____________ voice, but
the Greek word is in the passive voice, _______ the active.
2. The Bible is the _________________ of Divine outbreathing.
a. It is the _________________ of God’s breath.
b. It pertains to the Scripture itself and not necessarily to the
_________________________.
3. The Scriptures teach ________________, plenary inspiration.
a. God superintending ___________________ authors so that
using their own personalities and ________________, they
composed and recorded God’s revelation to man in the
words of the _____________________ manuscripts.
b. God was involved in __________________ point.