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3.0 KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

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3.1 HOLY SCRIPTURE

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3.11 WHAT SCRIPTURE IS

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3.11A God’s Word

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3.11B God’s Initiative

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3.11C Inspired by God

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3.11D Communicates God’s Purpose

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3.12 HOW GOD COMMUNICATES HIS MESSAGE

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3.12A Visions

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3.12B Oracle

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3.12C Gospel

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3.12D Through the Spirit

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3.12E Through Eyewitnesses

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3.13 HOW SCRIPTURE CAME TO US

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3.13A Writing

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3.13B Collection

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3.13C Canonization

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3.14 SCRIPTURE IS AUTHORITATIVE

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3.15 WHY WE HAVE SCRIPTURE

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3.15A Redemption

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3.15B Hope

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3.15C Commitment

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3.15D Inspiration

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3.15E Obedience

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3.15F Right Relationship with God and others

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3.15G Unity

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3.15H Powerful

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3.2 REVELATION

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3.21 GOD TAKES THE INITIATIVE

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3.21A In Specific Events
Exo 3:2-6 v1 Exo 3:2-6 v2 Exo 8:1-7 Jos 3:7-17 Jos 4:20-24

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3.21B Through Divine Presence
Exo 32:29-35

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3.21C In Jesus Christ

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3.21D By the Holy Spirit

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3.21E Through His Word
1 Sa 3:1-10

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3.21F Through Persons

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3.21G Through His Messengers
Gen 18:1-19:29 v1 Gen 18:1-19:29 v2 Jos 5:13-15

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3.21H Through His Angels

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3.21I Through Dreams
Gen 28:11-13

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3.21J Through Inspiration

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3.21K Through Visions

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3.21L Through Oracles

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3.21M Through Signs

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3.21N Through History
Exo 14:1-15:18

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3.21O In Worship

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3.21P In Nature
1 Ki 17:1-7

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3.22 GOD TELLS US WHO HE IS

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3.22A As Author of Creation
Gen 1:2 Gen 1:2 Gen 1:2

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3.22B As Author of Life
Gen 1:26-28

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3.22C As Author of Hope

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3.22D As Author of Grace
Gen 9:12-16

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3.22E As Author of Love

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3.22F In the essence of God’s Nature

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3.22G In His Actions

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3.23 GOD REVEALS HIS INTENTIONS AND PURPOSES

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3.23A Fellowship with His people

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3.23B Faithfulness among His people

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3.23C Commitment from His people
Gen 12:1-2

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3.3 HISTORY

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3.31 TIME AND ETERNITY

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3.31A God acts in human Time
Exo 12:1-28

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3.31B Time if Linear; not cyclical
Gen 6:9 Gen 9:7 Gen 37:2

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3.31C God knows and directs the Future

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3.31D History’s time is not Eternal

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3.32 GOD AND POLITICAL HISTORY

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3.32A God’s People stand in history’s center

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3.32B God concentrated on National history

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3.32C God is active in international Politics

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3.32D God’s Deliverance is part of history
Exo 12:29-42 Exo 12:29-42 Jos 3:1-17 1 Sa 17:37-54 v1 1 Sa 17:37-54 v2

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3.32E God’s Kingdom is first revealed in history

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3.32F God’s concern is Universal history
Exo 9:16 Exo 9:16 Exo 14:4 Jos 4:24

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3.33 HISTORY AND MEANING

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3.33A Faith gains understanding of meaning
Exo 14:29-31

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3.33B God’s Promise gives history meaning
Gen 8:22 Gen 28:13-15 Gen 32:1 Ex 1:1-7 v1 Ex 1:1-7 v2

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3.33C Histroy’s Moral foundation gives meaning

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3.33D History involves divine Judgement

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3.33E History points to Hope

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3.33F Geography does not limit God

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3.34 HISTORY AND HUMANITY

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3.34A God works in Individual history

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3.34B God gives and limits Freedom

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3.34C God works through God’s Leaders
Deu 34:10-12

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3.35 HISTORY AND WORSHIP

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3.35A History leads to Praise

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3.35B Worship celebrates God’s acts of history
Gen 32:1

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3.35C Confession of belief recites history
Exo 10:1-2 Jos 4:1-24

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3.35D Narrative teaches history

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3.36 HISTORY AND GOD

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3.36A God is active in history
Exo 14:13 Jdg 16:23-24

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3.36B God’s Will is revealed in history

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3.36C God’s Intentions, not human ones, guide history
Ex 1:8-2:10 v1 Exo 1:8-2:10 v2 Ex 1:8-2:10 v1 Ex 1:8-2:10 v2

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3.36D God’s Presence is known in history

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3.36E God controls the history of Nature

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3.36F God’s Salvation occurs in history

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3.36G Knowledge of God comes through history

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