Doctrine of the Word of God
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
This fourth and final volume in the Theology of Lordship series discusses God’s Word in modern theology, and how God’s Word comes to us as his controlling power, meaningful authority, and personal presence.
Dr. Frame posits that God’s speech to man is real—like one person speaking to another. “God speaks so that we can understand him and respond appropriately. Appropriate responses are of many kinds: belief, obedience, affection, repentance, laughter, pain, sadness, and so on. God’s speech is often propositional: God’s conveying information to us. But it is far more than that. It includes all the features, functions, beauty, and richness of language that we see in human communication, and more. So the concept I wish to defend is broader than the ‘propositional revelation’ that we argued so ardently forty years ago, though propositional revelation is part of it. My thesis is that God’s Word, in all its qualities and aspects, is a personal communication from him to us.”
Interested for more from Dr. Frame? Also check out his Systematic Theology and Salvation Belongs to the Lord: An Introduction to Systematic Theology.
- Examines Scripture in modern theology
- Lays out the meaning and purpose of God’s Word in our lives
- Discusses the Bible as both authoritative and personal communication from God
Top Highlights
“My thesis is that God’s word, in all its qualities and aspects, is a personal communication from him to us.” (Page 3)
“The term inerrancy actually says much less than we need to say in commending the authority of Scripture. I will argue that Scripture, together with all of God’s other communications to us, should be treated as nothing less than God’s personal word.” (Page 7)
“In Scripture, subjective revelation is the Spirit’s illumination of objective revelation. It brings the objective truth of Scripture into our hearts, communicating to us a vital personal relationship with Christ.” (Page 36)
“So we may distinguish three kinds of revelation: (1) objective revelation, (2) subjective revelation received in unbelief, and (3) subjective revelation received in faith.” (Page 38)
“My basic definition: Scripture contains all the divine words needed for any aspect of human life.” (Page 220)
John M. Frame is J.D. Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy at Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando campus. He previously taught theology and apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and at Westminster Seminary California. Frame’s other works include Apologetics to the Glory of God, No Other God: A Response to Open Theism, Cornelius Van Til: An Analysis of His Thought, and Salvation Belongs to the Lord.