God the Father, Mentor's Guide, MG06

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G O D T H E F A T H E R

(2) Heilsgeschicte : God’s historical work in the nation of Israel leading to the person of Jesus Christ

3. God has revealed himself in human beings themselves .

a. Reason, Isa. 1.18

b. Moral judgments: conscience, Rom. 2.15

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c. Religious nature: all human cultures carry some notion of the divine.

(1) Ps. 10.4

(2) Ps. 73.3

B. Special revelation : God revealing himself to particular human beings at particular times and places

1. Special revelation is personal (God is revealing himself to us).

a. I am that I am, Exod. 3.14-15.

b. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

(1) Exod. 3.6

(2) Exod. 4.5