Revealed God, The

An Introduction to Biblical Classical Theism 

What role should philosophy play in shaping our understanding of the nature of God? Is there a basic agreement between Plato’s and Aristotle’s doctrine of God and the God of Scripture? Were the Scholastics wise in seeking to harmonize Platonism and Aristotelianism with Christianity? Is understanding the Scholastic heritage necessary in understanding the doctrine of God as expressed in the Protestant confessions of the sixteenth and seventeenth century? The Revealed God answers these questions by showing how philosophy is in opposition to special revelation. Because philosophies of this world are not built on natural revelation, they do not share a common foundation with the Christian worldview. The various impersonal conceptions of God purported by classical, modern, and post-modern philosophy directly oppose the personal God of Scripture. Instead of borrowing from the spoils of pagan philosophy, Christians should reject philosophy and build their doctrine of God exclusively from divine revelation. If we want to know God, we must know the God of revelation!

304 pages.

Over the centuries, churches, denominations, and individual theologians have moved away from dedication to sola scriptura and the ultimate authority (and divine nature) of Scripture toward human philosophies and traditions with always predictable results. Jeff Johnson is providing a much-needed clarion call to avoid this error in our day by explaining the difference between Biblical Classical Theism and Philosophical Classical Theism. This is a much-needed discussion and correction of current trends. May God bless it to the edification of his church.

— James White