He Has Spoken to Man
The answer to our second question does the Creator have anything to say to man? flows
naturally from our first conclusion. One of the principal characteristics of man the
personal being is his continual communication with family, friends, neighbors, co-workers.
This is one of the factors which makes human culture and society so infinitely more
meaningful than anything animals do. And our communication is carried on primarily by the
use of symbols called words. Words are the only medium by which propositional truth can be
communicated between humans.
Well, then, if God created man in His own image, a personal being who continually
desires to communicate with others, is it not reasonable to believe that the Creator, the
infinite-personal Spirit, should desire to communicate His truth and love to man? Is the
Creator dumb" Does not puny, ignorant, limited, disobedient man need to receive the
wisdom and knowledge of God? and would the Creator withhold from man the truth the he
needs for his life, happiness, and fellowship with the Creator? The only reasonable
response to these questions is to affirm that the Creator must have something to say to
us.
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