(Originally written February 3, 2006 in Book 23)
Class Notes
Faith and Knowledge
Modern faith is believing something you know isn't true.
Hebrews 11:1 "Faith is assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things unseen"
Knowledge of God & Self
Calvin: Wisdom consists of (almost entirely) of two things
1) Knowledge of God
2) Knowledge of self
Wisdom & Knowledge
Wisdom: discernment, truth, righteousness, experience, action
Knowledge:
1) Understanding of a fact or skill
2) Being intimately familiar with someone
Knowledge of God
1) outward general revelation
2) Inward general revelation
-conscience
-judicial sentiment
-sensus divinitatis (sense of God)
conscience - dictates how a person treats others
judicial sentiment - judges others on how they treat us
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