Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 313

Chap.

THE FRUIT OF REVELATION

1]

effected by the

Holy

289

Spirit in the regenerate.

When, how-

ever, this divine illumination has once become actual, at least in its beginnings, our consciousness is able to approitself

priate

to

faith.

Not

logically also

the

out in a clear

way

up by

content taken

in the sense that every believer

is

able to think

the entire content of revelation.

This

After these many Personcenturies, this task is still by no means completed. ally this enlightening simply means that, according to the is

only done by all believers together.

peculiarities of his person, according to his needs

and the

measure

of his gifts, every believer understands everything

that

necessary for confession.

is

Under the influence

of

divine illumination, this logical action therefore does not direct itself to the entire field of revelation, but to its central content,

while the knowledge which extends

itself also

to a part at least of the periphery is only the possession of a

very few.

Moreover, this logical action does by no means understanding with all, but gives each the

effect a clear

insight suited to the peculiar susceptibility of his person,

which is entirely different with a humble day-laborer from what it is with the scholar. But as a result so much knowledge of God in each case is obtained as corresponds to the clearness of each consciousness.

Next

to this individual insight into the content of revela-

no less attention should be paid to the logical action which brings the content of revelation to clearness in that r/eneral understanding, which in turn serves and enriches personal knowledge. The foundation for this is laid by apostolic revelation, which affords us a more varied and distinguishing look This does not imply that the into the wisdom of Christ. apostles offered us anything that falls under the conception of scientific Theology. He who makes this assertion totally tion,

underestimates their authority.

But

in their writings the

which the logical activit}' of the so-called scientific Theology must conduct itself through all ages. Thus they indicate what the content of revelation is. lines are indicated along

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