Divine Self-Revelation
God can be truly known because He has chosen to reveal Himself. He shows Himself through creation, through conscience, through Scripture, and most fully through His Son, Jesus Christ. We can't figure God out on our own, but we don't have to — He has made Himself known.
Core Concepts
Interpretation Guardrails
- •God can be truly known because He has chosen to reveal Himself. Creation and conscience reveal real truth about God, though not exhaustively. Scripture and supremely Jesus Christ provide God's clearest self-revelation. Human beings do not discover God by autonomous reasoning apart from His self-disclosure.
Misconceptions We Reject
- God is entirely unknowable
- Finite human beings can comprehend God exhaustively
- Religious knowledge originates solely in human speculation
- Creation and conscience provide saving knowledge apart from God's revelation in Christ
- Biblical prophecy originated merely from private human interpretation or will
Key Scriptures
What We Reject
(1)Postmodern Relativism (No Objective Revelation)
The Claim
Divine self-revelation is culturally conditioned and subjective — there is no objective, universally valid truth. All claims to revelation are equally valid (or invalid) perspectives.
God has spoken objectively and authoritatively — not in culturally relative whispers but in clear, propositional revelation culminating in His Son. His word is truth, not a perspective. Postmodern relativism denies the possibility of divine communication.
Original Language: The Greek 'polymerōs' (G4182) and 'polytropōs' (G4183) in Hebrews 1:1 — 'at many times and in many ways' — God's revelation is varied but real, culminating in the Son ('ep' eschatou tōn hēmerōn toutōn,' ' ) 'in these last days.' 'Lalēsas' (G2980) — God spoke (aorist participle): a completed, objective act. 'Alētheia' (G225) in John 17:17 — 'Your word is truth' — not 'a truth' but 'truth' itself, absolute and objective.