11.5-6 More Quadrilateral Revelation 3

Previously in this chapter:

• 11.1-3 Overview, Natural Revelation, and the Word
• 11.4 Scripture as Revelation

11.5 Revelation in Community

• Passing on of tradition within the community - 1 Cor. 15:1
• Empowerment of disciples to bind and loose - Matthew 16:19
• Collective body of prophets serve as check on individual prophets - 1 Cor. 14:32

11.6 Revelatory Experience

• "Do not despise prophecy" 1 Thess. 5:20
• "Test the spirits to see if they are of God" 1 John 4:1
• "To each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good... to another prophecy." 1 Cor. 12:7, 10
• "And he gave some apostles, prophets..." Eph. 4:11; 1 Cor. 12:28
• The whole host of people to whom God spoke throughout the Bible

11.7 Scripture as Sacrament

• A means of grace to change our hearts, attitudes, intentions
• A means of grace to change our lives, behavior, character
• A means of grace to change our relationships 
• A means of grace to change our ideas

Here endeth the course

Previous "chapters"
Chapter 1: What is Biblical Theology?
Chapter 2: Theology of God
Chapter 3: Creation and Consummation
Chapter 4: Sin and Atonement
Interlude: A Theology of Israel
Chapter 5: Jesus the Christ
Chapter 6: Salvation
Chapter 7: The Holy Spirit
Chapter 8: The Church
Chapter 9: Eschatology
Chapter 10: Christian Ethics