The Doctrine
of the Knowledge
of God
John M. Frame
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Frame, John M., 1939-
The doctrine of the knowledge of God.
(A Theology of Lordship)
Bibliography: p.
Includes indexes.
1. God—Knowableness. 2. Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) 3. Apologetics—20th century. I. Title. II. Series.
BT102.F75 1987 231’.042 87-16894
ISBN 0-87552-262-9
Contents
Introduction: Epistemology and the Theological Curriculum
PART ONE: THE OBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE
Appendix D: Fact and Interpretation
PART TWO: THE JUSTIFICATION OF KNOWLEDGE
4. The Problem of Justification
5. Perspectives on Justification
PART THREE: THE METHODS OF KNOWLEDGE
6. The Normative Perspective—The Use of Scripture
7. The Situational Perspective—Language as a Tool of Theology
8. The Situational Perspective—Logic as a Tool of Theology
9. The Situational Perspective—History, Science, and Philosophy as Tools of Theology
10. The Existential Perspective—The Qualifications of the Theologian
Appendix E: Evaluating Theological Writings
Appendix F: How to Write a Theological Paper
Appendix G: Maxims for Theologians and Apologists
Appendix H: Review of George Lindbeck’s The Nature of Doctrine
Appendix I: The New Reformed Epistemology
Appendix J: An Ontological Clarification
Analytical Outline
PART ONE: THE OBJECTS OF KNOWLEDGE
A. The Biblical Concept of Lordship
(2) Transcendence and Immanence
(3) Control, Authority, Presence
(1) Knowability and Incomprehensibility
b. Limitations on Our Knowledge of God
(2) Knowing as a Covenant Relationship
a. A Knowledge About God as Lord
b. A Knowledge Subject to God as Lord
(1) Similarities
(2) Differences
C. Ourselves
D. Relationships Between Objects of Knowledge
a. The Law is Necessary to Understand the World.
b. The World is Necessary to Understand the Law.
c. The Non-Christian Loses the Facts and the Law.
a. Self-Knowledge and Knowledge of the World are Correlative.
b. Facts and Their Interpretations are Inseparable.
3. God and ...
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About The Doctrine of the Knowledge of GodThis first volume in the Theology of Lordship series addresses the implications for life and thought of the fact that God is Lord and we are his servants by creation and redemption. Accordingly, Frame develops an epistemology based on the idea of servant-thinking—the way a servant is to think in the presence of his Lord. In the course of his inquiry, Frame focuses on the nature of theology (“the application of God’s word by persons to all areas of life”) and various aspects of theological method. The book also is an introduction to apologetics, for it attempts to show what it is to know God and how people can come to know him as a friend, rather than an enemy. Like other books in the Lordship series, this volume analyses God’s lordship by means of threefold distinctions that derive ultimately from the doctrine of the Trinity. Lordship is God’s control, authority, and presence, and that triad provides three “perspectives” essential to human knowledge.
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