Getting Started

God reveals Himself to everyone everywhere through general revelation, but it is only by personal revelation that anyone comes to a saving knowledge of God. God has revealed Himself through Jesus Christ, the Son of God and his written word. Because God is a loving Father who speaks, we seek to hear from Him and test everything by the Word of God. God has revealed Himself to us so that we might know him and worship him. Our understanding of his revelation and our view of Scripture will dramatically affect our understanding of all other doctrines.

Something to consider: God is calling you.

God Speaks

I John 4:1
Galatians 1:8

God speaks through mature believers

Proverbs 11:9, 14
Proverbs 12:26
Proverbs 12:15
Proverbs 27:6
Hebrews 10:25
Ephesians 3:10
I Corinthians 14:33
Philippians 4:6-7

God speaks through creation

Psalms 19:1-2
Psalms 148:5-6
Isaiah 40:22
John 12:27-30
Romans 1:18-20

God speaks through circumstances

Psalms 34:18
Psalms 50: 14
Psalms 119:67-68
Psalms 119:71
Proverbs 20:30
I Corinthians 14:33

God speaks through His Word

Psalms 12:6
Psalms 33:4
Psalms 119:11, 86, 105
Proverbs 35
Luke 21:33
Romans 10:17
Romans 12:6
2 Timothy 3:16
James 1:21
Luke 8:15

God speaks through His Spirit

1 King 19:12
Job 33:14-17
Joel 2:28
John 14: 17, 26
Acts 2:17
Romans 8:16, 26
1Corinthians 2:13
1 Corinthians 3:16
Ephesians 3:16

God speaks through prayer

1 Samuel 28:6
2 Chronicles 7:14
Job 34:29
Psalms 32:8
Proverbs 3:6
Jeremiah 33:3
Mark 11:24
Romans 8:26-27
Ephesians 5:18
James 5:16
1Thessalonians 5:17

God speaks through Jesus

Matthew 7:24            
Matthew 28:18-20
John 10:27
2 Corinthians 4:4
Philippians 2:5
Colossians 3:15
Hebrews 1:1-2

Questions about Revelation

Now that we've looked at a number of verses about how God is revealed to us, we encourage you to explore these questions with your group or in a journal.

• What is the purpose of God’s revelation through Scripture? 
  

• What is the difference between general and personal revelation? 
  

• How does Jesus view the Bible? 
  

• Why can we trust the Bible?
  

What does it mean?

Knowledge is good, but knowing how to act on that knowledge is better. Explore some of these questions about how our knowledge affects our lives.

• How does your view of Scripture align with what the Bible says about itself? 
  

• What does it mean that the Bible is authoritative? How does it relate to other authorities? 
  

• How is God’s word being used in your life?
  

• Can you recognize how God speaks?