Sources of Human Understanding – Revelation pg. 11-28 General Special Faith Character and desires of God Miracles God’s nature Complexity of natural world Visions / Appearances Through form of Jesus Human history Speaking direct to God Scripture God’s actions Becoming human - Jesus Church Religious Experience Area 1 Sources of Human Understanding – Revelation pg. 11-28 Strength Limitation Importance Nature points to God’s Power Authority of the bible is debated amongst Christians God’s way of communicating with humans Nature infers all powerful creator (God) variety of interpretations of the Bible Contains the truth about God and humanity Consistency of message No empirical evidence Reveals the purpose of creation For many Christians Bible contains no errors and should be trusted, others believe it is inspired and contains truths high degree of agreement amongst Christians of key principles. There is a vast range of revelatory experiences