The Supremacy of Christ (Colossians 1:15-19) Dr. Ralph F. Wilson Audio 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. (1:15-20) nor a created being himself. He predates everything. We see this taught throughout the New Testament John Calvin's Biblical Eyeglasses The Reformed theologian, John Calvin, said the Bible is like eyeglasses that allow us to see God and without the spectacles of Scripture, we are like an old person with blurry vision and unable to see God or or see God in Creation. In the event of reading the Scriptures in faith, our biblical eyeglasses allow us to see God, and see God in Creation. "Automatic writing" theory: The Oxford Companion to the Bible states that Philo of Alexandria (20 BCE to 40 CE) "proposed what might be termed the 'mantic theory' of the inspiration of the scriptures, in which the human author becomes possessed God and loses consciousness of self, surrendering to the divine spirit and its communicatory powers." 6 This is not a popular belief today. If it is true that the work of the Holy Spirit is involved with our emotions, then the work of the Spirit of God is profoundly psychological. Moreover, even though the Holy Spirit is a divine, mysterious presence, he occupies a strategic place within us. He functions at the confluence of "I thank you, says the Saviour, "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and has revealed them to babes." (Luke x. 21.) Such souls, taught as they are the Spirit of God which dwell s in them, possess a knowledge which the A.B. Simpson & the Modern Faith Movement Paul L King Paul L. King One of the most popular and controversial movements in today s Christian world is the word of faith teaching, sometimes known as the word movement, health, wealth If one researches the words for "Spirit" in Hebrew and Greek, one will find that in Hebrew it is actually a feminine word, and in Greek it is neuter, having no specific gender association. Thus, the choice among orthodox and fundamental Christians to speak of the Holy Spirit as male is a distortion of the actual languages of the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit s role is to empower us as we preach, teach, write, talk, witness, think, serve, and live. He does lead us into God s truth and direct us into God s will for our lives. But He does it through God s Word, never apart from it. To refer to the Holy Spirit s leading and empowering ministry as inspiration or revelation is a mistake. Discussing God's Divine Plan of the Ages as revealed in the Holy Scriptures The Present Truth Forum - Discussing God's Divine Plan of the Ages as revealed 2. We believe that He is the divine Teacher who assists believers to understand and appropriate the Scriptures and that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit. (Ephesians 1:17-18, 5:18; 1 John 2:20,27) 3. We believe that God is sovereign in The King James Bible is a great English translation, but is it the best? Know God, to receive his gift of salvation, and to effectively serve him and his people. The old ecclesiastical words [are] to be kept; as the word church [is] not to be KJV translators of the New Testament were scholars of Classical Greek and were The Spirit and the Scriptures John M. Frame The Holy Spirit is involved with the Bible in a wide variety of ways. 1 As the Third Person of the Trinity, He participated in formulating the eternal plan of creation and redemption, of which Scripture is a part (Eph 1:3, spiritual referring to the Holy Spirit). The witness of the Holy Ghost certifies to us that we are the children of God, and certifies us at the same time, that no otherwise do we become, or have we become Song of Solomon, than through being begotten of the incorruptible seed of the Divine word ( James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23). This emphatic assertion of the full divinity of Jesus is at least as relevant now as it was when the three hundred and eighteen Fathers proclaimed it at Nicea in 325. Any number of people today are prepared to accept Jesus of Nazareth as a great teacher, and as the founder of a major world religion. In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or In general revelation, God reveals himself through his creation, such that at least People were divinely inspired God with a message, but not in a books to be written human authors under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Freshman Theology Final. God's self-communication through which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan. Divine Revelation is a gift accomplished the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through the words and deeds of salvation history. It is most fully realized in the Passion, death, Resurrection & In the time of the old covenant, the Holy Spirit was active in individual human beings chosen God for specific tasks. Hence the prophets used the words "Thus says the Lord" to attest to their divine authority and instruction. The Spirit of God awakened in them the thoughts on which their proclamations of both judgement and salvation were based. Coffman's Commentary of the New Testament on Statement of Faith | Tell a the medieval conceit that the Holy Scriptures belonged to the church and were in some sense the property of it and therefore subject to their exclusive interpretation is defeated and destroyed the apostolical title itself. 20 And through him to How much plainer could the Scriptures be that the Holy Bible is inspired Word-for-word! Not once does God ever mention putting His thoughts into the holy men of old; but rather, it always MY WORDS. The problem with many people is that they have to figure it all out or else they have to change things in an attempt to bring God The Christian conception of authority, however, is quite different from these concepts. Here we encounter a divine authority, an authority inherent in the triune God Himself Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is revealed authority precisely because it has been given to us, finally and completely, in the Word of God. The doctrine of divine providence,:As taught in the Holy Scriptures, [David Kinnear] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation - Dei verbum. Of intellect and will to God who reveals," (4) and freely assenting to the truth revealed Him. And seeing the Lord only giveth wisdom, let every one seriously set himself prayer in secret to seek it of Him. Every one shall so exercise himself in reading the Scriptures twice a day that he shall be ready to give such an account of his proficiency therein." In 1790, the requirements for Harvard stated: Photo Credit: Pinterest Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him.Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them and through His Spirit, for the Holy Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man s scrutiny]. Jesus said: I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do Helper in John 14 and introduced Him as the Spirit of truth (14:17; 16:13). I think it best for me to simply say a number of things concerning the identity in the divine act of giving to us the record in the Scriptures themselves.
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