General Revelation

All Truth Is God’s Truth - R.C. Sproul

“the Bible not only teaches us ultimate truths about man, the world, salvation, the future, and a host of other subjects that make up a worldview, it also gives us the very principles by which we can know what’s true.” - Ligonier

“Natural theology is the term that is used to define the things about God which can be known through reason. This includes empirical observations about the world, as well as logical inquiries from philosophy surrounding the nature of existence and the need for a first cause.” - Credo

“God has always been a revealer of Himself both in His words and in His works. He spoke to Adam in the garden of Eden to reveal Himself and displayed aspects of His character in the works of creation that surrounded Adam.” - Ligonier

“Theologians in the Great Tradition testified to God’s self-disclosure in creation, but they were not satisfied to merely acknowledge the existence of natural revelation. No, they wanted to read and exposit God’s ‘second book’ ” - Credo

“When you lay your head on your pillow every night, it’s as if you become ‘dead to the world.’ …you’re even lying flat and still on your back, eyes closed in a corpse-like posture. Then comes the morning.” - TGC

“Bavinck defines [natural theology] as theology that is ‘through’ the natural order compared to supernatural theology (Scripture) that is ‘from beyond’ the natural order. … Therefore, natural theology should be understood as knowledge of God the Creator through his creation.” - London Lyceum

“…natural theology today is not so much refuted as it is ignored. But those who ignore it should be aware of the fact that nature does not go away just because a human culture chooses to pretend it is not there.” - Credo

On What We Learn from Looking Around, Part 4: TLC - Olinger