Epistemology

Common revelation is called natural revelation as it is derived from nature and human nature:

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (Romans 1:20)

Without special revelation natural revelation is nothing but an argument for theism. Nature reveals God, but not the gospel. Common revelation is like a bill from...

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Truth is what God knows, as all truth is God's truth, since God is the metaphysical foundation of all that is true. Hence, truth should equal, represent, and match the way things really are, that is, reality.

Reality is the way things really are, independent of human subjective experience and man-made conventions. This reality does not rule out the need for subjective application of truth in one's life. In other words, truth is discovered, not invented.

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The divisions of theology are generally classified along four lines: systematic, biblical, historical, and philosophical.

Generally speaking, philosophical theology employs the resources of philosophy, that is, logic, reasoning, critical thinking, and the humanities to seek new angles on the theological task. The Bible is not a book of philosophical or ethical principles, although it contains them. It is a book about how God has made Himself known in history. Its message is timeless...

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Continued from Part I here:

Outside Knowledge and Its Use With Scripture - Part I - Christian Forums

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How much can we accommodate our reading of the Scriptures to knowledge found outside of it, and at what point to we simply reject outside "knowledge" because it seems to contradict the Scriptures?

Truthful knowledge, no matter where it is appropriated, cannot contradict the Scriptures. If God is truth, his written Word is a representation of the truth God wanted...

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Open theists like to use historical arguments in attempts to undermine classical theism, arguing that classical theism depends upon Greek philosophical traditions that have undermined what only the open theist thinks about the idea of God...

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