Episode 111: How Has God Revealed Himself?

Apologetics and theology go hand in hand. But before we can defend the faith, we have to know what we believe. In this podcast listeners will make a look at an important aspect of theology: the revelation of God.Listeners will understand what revelation is, what it isn’t, how God reveals Himself in nature and through His word, and what He has communicated. Parents are then offered discussion topics and relevant resources to nurture discussions on the revelation of God.Main Points CoveredWhat Revelation is and isn’tWhat God has revealed about HimselfHow He has done thisPeople and Resources Mentioned1 John 4:1Isiah 1:182 Timothy 3:16Deuteronomy 29:29Romans 1:20Psalms 19:1Romans 2:15-162 Timothy 3:15Mark 12:30-31Recommended BooksThe BibleChristian Liberty Nature ReadersFearfully and Wonderfully MadeCrafted by God by Dr. Georgia Purdom and Stacia McKeeverKeeping your kid on God’s Side by Natasha CrainTheology for Today by Elmer TownsUnfamiliar VocabularyDivine Hiddenness: Argues that God hides to prevent created persons from reacting inappropriatelyPost-Modernism: a late 20th-century movement in philosophy and literary theory that generally questions the basic assumptions of Western philosophy in the modern periodCosmological Argument: God is the CauseTeleological argument (fine-tuning): God is the DesignerAnthropological argument: through human nature we see God is a personal God