Revelation in General. Atheists and Agnostics, of course, do not believe in revelation. Pantheists sometime speak of it, though there is really no place for it in their system of thought. And Deists admit the revelation of God in nature, but deny the necessity, the reality, and even the possibility of any special revelation such as we have in Scripture. We believe in both general and special revelation. General: Psa. 19:1-2; Rom. 1:19-20; 2:14-15. Insufficiency of general revelation - While Pelagians, Rationalists, and Deists regard this revelation as adequate for our present needs, Roman Catholics and Protestants are agreed that it is not sufficient. It was obscured by the blight of sin resting on Gods beautiful creation. The handwriting of the Creator was not entirely erased, but became hazy and indistinct. It does not now convey any full reliable knowledge of God and spiritual things and therefore does not furnish us a trustworthy foundation on which we can build for our eternal future. Value of general revelation Acts 17:27-28; Rom. 1:19-20; Rom. 2:14; John 1:9; Gen. 6:3. Special Revelation Necessity - This revelation became necessary through the entrance of sin into the world. Gods handwriting in nature was obscured and corrupted, and man was stricken with spiritual blindness, became subject to error and unbelief, and now in his blindness and perverseness fails to read aright even the remaining traces of the original revelation, and is unable to understand any further revelation of God. Therefore it became necessary that God should reinterpret the truths of nature, should provide a new revelation of redemption, and should illumine the mind of man and redeem it from the power of error. Special Revelation Num. 12:6-8; Heb. 1:1; 2 Pet. 1:21
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