But how do we know that God has revealed truths?
We know this through them to whom He has revealed these truths, and through them to whose care He has confided the deposit of His revelation (I. 6-10).
Who are they to whom God has revealed these truths?
First of all God revealed them to Adam to whom He manifested Himself directly; subsequently to the Prophets of the Old Testament; and lastly, to the Apostles at the time of Jesus Christ (I. 7).
How do we know that God thus revealed Himself to Adam, to the Prophets, and to the Apostles?
We know this through history which narrates this fact, and which speaks also of prodigies or miracles done by God to convince men of His supernatural intervention.
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