Post by Caretaker on Jan 18, 2012 19:43:03 GMT -6
Psalm 119:105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
I studied theology under Dr. Harold Wilmington, 20 years ago. He once made the analogy in his lectures that the Word of God is like Albert Einstein wanting to publish his theory of relativity. He picks up the phone and calls a local reporter, and tells him that he has a new theory. The reporter sets up a time to meet with the Dr. They meet and Dr. Einstein tells him his theory. He reveals his theory to the reporter. The reporter begins writing down the theory in his own words. He repeats it back to the Dr. and the Dr. corrects any errors he might have made. The reporter goes back to the paper and publishes Dr. Einstein's new theory of Relativity in the local newspaper.
Dr. Einstein told the reporter his theory......Revelation
The Dr. corrected any errors.....................Inspiration
The reporter publishes the theory..............Illumination
2 Peter 1:
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Exodus 24:
1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
The Word of God was revealed by God to His servants, the writings inspired by God through the Holy Spirit, Who today illuminates it in the hearts and lives of His children from the pages of Holy scripture.
I studied theology under Dr. Harold Wilmington, 20 years ago. He once made the analogy in his lectures that the Word of God is like Albert Einstein wanting to publish his theory of relativity. He picks up the phone and calls a local reporter, and tells him that he has a new theory. The reporter sets up a time to meet with the Dr. They meet and Dr. Einstein tells him his theory. He reveals his theory to the reporter. The reporter begins writing down the theory in his own words. He repeats it back to the Dr. and the Dr. corrects any errors he might have made. The reporter goes back to the paper and publishes Dr. Einstein's new theory of Relativity in the local newspaper.
Dr. Einstein told the reporter his theory......Revelation
The Dr. corrected any errors.....................Inspiration
The reporter publishes the theory..............Illumination
2 Peter 1:
20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Exodus 24:
1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.
3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
The Word of God was revealed by God to His servants, the writings inspired by God through the Holy Spirit, Who today illuminates it in the hearts and lives of His children from the pages of Holy scripture.