1. Getting Acquainted with the Bible The Bible - A Unique Book
Bible Basics
Getting Acquainted with the Bible
The Bible - A Unique Book

2. We Affirm… That all scripture is inspire by God
That scripture is authoritative
That scripture is necessary for our salvation

3. Revelation Unveiling Uncover
The action God takes to make Himself known to us. God’s self-disclosure to humanity.

4. general and special revelation.
Revelation is how God, the Creator of all things,
makes himself known to us—his creatures. 
Without God speaking to us—in nature
and in the Bible—we would have no way of knowing
that he exists, who he is, what he has done to save
us in Jesus Christ, or how we are to live and
worship him.
Theologians distinguish between two
types of revelation: 
general and special revelation.

5. General revelation is God’s showing us
what is true about himself through
the things he has made (nature/creation). 

6. Special revelation is needed for a saving
knowledge of God. In special revelation,
God shows us what is true about himself
in his plan of redemption through his only son,
Jesus Christ. This plan and the person
and work of Jesus are not found
anywhere in nature but in the Bible alone.

7. Inspiration To breathe in…
“God-breathed.” Inspiration means the Bible truly is the Word of God and makes the Bible unique among all other books.

8. Uninspired It would give no infallible standard of truth
It would present no authoritative rule for obedience, and no ground for confident and everlasting hope
It would offer no suitable means for testing and cultivating our spirits, and creating a connectedness with God.

9. Questions regarding inspiration…
The Genuineness of the Scriptures
The Integrity of Scriptures
The Authenticity of Scriptures

10. Different Views of Inspiration
Mechanical Inspiration
Partial Inspiration
Limited Inspiration
Natural Inspiration
Universal Inspiration
Plenary Inspiration

11. Illumination…
Simply put, illumination in the spiritual sense is “turning on the light” of understanding in some area.
Throughout the ages, people in every culture and religion have claimed some kind of revelation or enlightenment from God (whether true or not).
When that enlightenment deals with new knowledge or future things, we call it prophecy.
When that enlightenment deals with understanding and applying knowledge already given, we call it illumination.

12. The Bible and History

13. History:
Comes from the Greek word historia, meaning, inquiry. It is the treating of conditions and events in given times in the past which affected nations and peoples.
It seeks to interpret them on a broad scale as to their effect upon the whole spectrum of human events.