The document discusses the concept of general revelation, which is God's non-canonical disclosure of himself to all people at all times through all locations. It specifically mentions that general revelation occurs through creation externally and the human conscience internally. Several passages from the Bible are examined, including Romans, that affirm general revelation and natural theology. The document concludes that based on scripture, general revelation exists through nature and conscience, all people have a basic understanding of God from revelation but suppress it, and all people are culpable for rejecting what can be known of God from general revelation.

1. GENERAL
REVELATION

2. TERMS
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TERMS
• General Revelation
• Conscience
• Cosmology
• Apologetics
• Epistemology
• Pantheism
• Naturalism

3. GENERAL
REVELATION
God’s non-canonical
disclosure of Himself
to all persons at all
times in all
locations.
Creation – Outside
Conscience – Inside

4. CHRISTIANITY VS OTHER BELIEFS
This ideology affirms that natural laws can explain everything; it
denies the existence of the supernatural realm.
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Western World
Most Non-Religious Universities
Christians and naturalists both affirm the existence of a natural
realm. They disagree on whether or not the supernatural realm
exists. Christians believe that reality includes both the physical
and the supernatural. The natural order communicates certain
things about the supernatural Creator.
This worldview holds that everything is spiritual or divine. It
denies the existence of the physical realm.
New Age Religion
Eastern Spirituality
Radical Environmentalism
Christians and spiritual monists both affirm the presence of a
spiritual realm. They disagree on whether or not the natural
dominion exists. Christians maintain a strict distinction
between the Creator and the created order, whereas spiritual
monists would not make a distinction.

5. III. EXAMINING THE BIBLE
THE PENTATEUCH
Reference
Genesis 1:1:
“In the
beginning God
created the
heavens and the
earth”
Context
Initial Verse
Historic Creation Account
Apologetic of Moses
Significance
Creation Ex Nihilo
(Includes Matter, Space, and Time)
Cosmological Implications

6. APOLOGETICS - COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT

7. Reference
Psalm 19:1-6: “The heavens declare
the glory of God; the skies proclaim
the work of his hands. Day after day
they pour forth speech; night after
night they reveal knowledge. They
have no speech, they use no words; no
sound is heard from them. Yet their
voice goes out into all the earth, their
words to the ends of the world. In the
heavens God has pitched a tent for the
sun. It is like a bridegroom coming
out of his chamber, like a champion
rejoicing to run his course. It rises at
one end of the heavens and makes its
circuit to the other; nothing is
deprived of its warmth.”
Context
The psalmist David
initially praises God for
his glorious handprint on
nature (1-6).
He then praises God for
his perfect law (7).
In light of this, David
writes, “Keep your servant
also from willful sins; may
they not rule over me”
(13).
Significance
The created realm reveals non-
verbal information about God.
The existence and glory of God
our seen.
The verbs declare and proclaim are
present participles. General
Revelation is continuously
displayed.
Universal – “nothing is deprived
of its warmth” (6).

10. QUESTION
IGNORANCE & BLINDNESS –
VIEW 1
AWARENESS & REBELLION –
VIEW 2

11. Reference
Romans 1:18-21: “18 The wrath of God
is being revealed from heaven against all
the godlessness and wickedness of
people, who suppress the truth by their
wickedness, 19 since what may be
known about God is plain to them,
because God has made it plain to them.
20 For since the creation of the world
God’s invisible qualities—his eternal
power and divine nature—have been
clearly seen, being understood from what
has been made, so that people are
without excuse. 21 For although they
knew God, they neither glorified him as
God nor gave thanks to him, but their
thinking became futile and their foolish
hearts were darkened.”
Context
Paul begins his letter to the
Romans by expressing his
eagerness to “preach the gospel
also to you who are in Rome” (15).
He then explains that in the
Gospel “the righteousness of God
is revealed” (17). After describing
the cure for God’s creatures, he
then offers his thesis on the human
condition.
Paul declares all persons guilty for
their willful opposition to their
creator.
Significance
Paul makes the following assertions:
1. All persons, even unbelievers, have a
rudimentary understanding of God as creator
(verse 19).
2. This understanding is acquired by
reflecting on the natural world (verse 20).
3. The sinful heart continually suppresses the
knowledge of God as creator (verse 28).
Idolatry = willful rejection of the truth.
4. A person’s willful suppression of God, who
is clearly evidenced in nature, establishes
human guilt (verse 20).
General Revelation & Natural Theology
are affirmed.

12. Reference
Romans 2:14-16: “(Indeed, when
Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by
nature things required by the law, they are
a law for themselves, even though they do
not have the law. They show that the
requirements of the law are written on
their hearts, their consciences also
bearing witness, and their thoughts
sometimes accusing them and at other
times even defending them.). This will
take place on the day when God judges
people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as
my gospel declares.”
Context
Paul sheds light on hypocritical
judgment. Jews should not condemn
Gentiles for certain actions, while
they are committing the same
actions. God does not show
“favoritism” (11).
In the midst of describing the written
law of the Jews, Paul describes how
even the Gentiles have the law of
conscience. Both Jews and Gentiles
need a heart change. Paul concludes
by claiming that a real Jew is “one
inwardly” (29).
Significance
Paul acknowledges the
reality of an internal
evidence of God, which
is the human
conscience.

14. GENERAL
REVELATION
God’s non-canonical
disclosure of Himself
to all persons at all
times in all
locations.
Creation – Outside
Conscience – Inside

15. SYSTEMATIC CONCLUSIONS
1. General Revelation exists, especially within creation and the
human conscience.
2. Even though the human mind is radically corrupt, God
enables every person to comprehend basic knowledge about
Himself
3. Every person in all locations merits divine punishment for
suppressing and rejecting General Revelation.

16. GENERAL
REVELATION
God’s non-canonical
disclosure of Himself
to all persons at all
times in all
locations.
Creation – Outside
Conscience – Inside

17. TOUGH QUESTIONS