{"id":2572,"date":"2013-08-02T23:28:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T04:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"Many theologians affirm that nature reveals God. Passages like Psalm 19:1-4 and Romans 1:20 affirm that God\u2019s creation proclaims the glory of God, making known his eternal power and divine nature.\r\n<blockquote><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underli"},"modified":"2013-08-05T09:16:22","modified_gmt":"2013-08-05T14:16:22","slug":"two-books-metaphor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/revealed-truth\/two-books-metaphor\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Books Metaphor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many theologians affirm that nature reveals God. Passages like Psalm 19:1-4 and Romans 1:20 affirm that God\u2019s creation proclaims the glory of God, making known his eternal power and divine nature.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Psalm 19:1-4<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0The heavens\u00a0declare\u00a0the glory of God;<br \/>\nthe skies\u00a0proclaim the work of his hands.<br \/>\n2\u00a0Day after day they pour forth speech;<br \/>\nnight after night they reveal knowledge.<br \/>\n3\u00a0They have no speech, they use no words;<br \/>\nno sound is heard from them.<br \/>\n4\u00a0Yet their voice\u00a0goes out into all the earth,<br \/>\ntheir words to the ends of the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 13px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Romans 1:20<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For since the creation of the world God\u2019s invisible qualities\u2014his eternal power and divine nature\u2014have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,\u00a0so that people are without excuse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Christians have debated, however, the value and authority of this \u201csecond book of revelation.\u201d As an example of this ongoing debate, consider the companion articles on the &#8220;Two Books Metaphor&#8221; by Marty Folsom and Loren Wilkinson in <em>CRUX<\/em>, a theology journal.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Folsom-Two-Books-Metaphor.pdf\">Marty Folsom and Loren Wilkinson, &#8220;The Two Books Metaphor<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Discussion Questions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Why does Folsom find the two books metaphor problematic?<\/li>\n<li>If God reveals himself in nature, who doesn&#8217;t everyone see God when they watch a beautiful sunset? \u00a0Paul offers his answer in Romans 1:18-25; Folsom hints at another answer. \u00a0What do you think?<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px\">Wilkinson claims that both &#8220;books&#8221; require interpretation; neither is unambiguous. \u00a0As a result Scripture and nature can illuminate one another. \u00a0Folsom explains how Scripture helps interpret nature; how might nature help us interpret scripture?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Who do you find yourself agreeing with? \u00a0Why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em>Join the Conversation<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>We welcome comments on this or other related topics on the main Spotlight page<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Return to <a title=\"Exploring Theology\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/revealed-truth\/\">Randy Harris&#8217; Spotlight page<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many theologians affirm that nature reveals God. 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