Why is Revelation Necessary in one’s Faith?

The word revelation simply means a revealing of something or someone. It is to reveal

what was before hidden. It’s like opening a curtain or a door and seeing what is behind it. The

automakers make a revelation of their new models each fall and what was previously hidden is

hidden no longer when it is revealed for all to see. Revelation then is the act of revealing or

disclosing something that has not been known or seen before and the biblical definition fits very

nicely with this secular definition.

Revelation and Faith are intertwined and cannot be separated in the first place. Revelation

is the object of faith. Even though human reason is capable of knowing the existence of a

personal God, it is not enough for man to be able to enter a real intimacy with God. How could

we enter a real intimacy with God if His revelation and master plan of salvation is hidden in

mystery? By having faith, we can now enter into real intimacy with God. Faith is above human

reason. "...faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"(Hebrews

11:1). That's why we will not know and reach the truth of the revelation of God if we don't

possess faith. Faith should be our response to God's revelation.