1. 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
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