Can We Actually Know God?

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley dive into the doctrine of Revelation to discuss how we can know God.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What are we currently working on?
• How has God revealed Himself?
• Is it possible to say true things about God? 
• How do we speak truthfully about God?
• What is Illumination?
• Can we read the Bible just like we would read any other book?

Helpful Definitions:

• Natural Revelation: A common knowledge of God that is given to all humanity.
• Special Revelation: God has revealed himself to us in Christ and through Scripture.
• Theophnustos (θεόπνευστος): God-breathed.
• Illumination: The Holy Spirit who has inspired God’s word, turns the light on for us to rightly hear and receive what God has already testified to. 
• Christological Analogy: The Bible is fully divine and fully human yet one text.

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Romans 1:20, Hebrews 1:1, Colossians 1:15, 2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 36, Revelation 5

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