While Creation shows God’s handiwork, God’s design, God’s intelligence, God’s creativity, and God’s power – it is still just general revelation. God has given us His Word, the Holy Bible to reveal to mankind the specifics of God.
1) The Word of God reveals that God has a plan for mankind. Because of Genesis chapters 1,2 and 3 we know that God made man different from the animals and that God made man to have fellowship with. God made man “in His Image”. God has a special plan for man. Mankind will live forever. Mankind has a soul and mankind has dominion over the animals. We would not know this simply by looking at creation. The Word of God reveals these truths to us.
2) The Word of God reveals that God Loves us! In spite of our sin and in spite of our rebellion towards God – God loves mankind enough to provide a way out! We would not know this but for John 3:16 and hundred of other verses like it!
3) The Word of God reveals God’s Way. John 14:6 reminds us that Jesus is the “way, the truth, the life”. We know how to find our way out – how to live forever with Him – how to overcome our sin and hopelessness. We cannot find these answers in creation. We find them in the Word of God!
4) The Word of God teaches us the attributes of God. We know distinct characteristics of God because of the Word of God. God is omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, immutable and God is Love. Creation does not reveal these things to us. God wrote them down for us – in His precious Word!
