 Lamont argues, on theological grounds, that God speaks through the Church, and that the Bible is part of this divine speech (Lamont 2004: Ch. 7). When a person believes a biblical statement because it is spoken by God, what the person acquires is testimonial knowledge. This knowledge is justified and counts as knowledge by the very fact that it comes from God’s own testimony. However, a condition for believing a biblical statement because it is spoken by God, is that the hearer is able to recognize it as God’s speech. This recognition happens, according to Lamont, through the effects that the divine message has on the hearer. Following John Owen, Lamont appeals to the moral enlightenment and transformation of the hearer that result when the divine message is heard. These effects, argues Lamont, can only happen through divine power, and they are therefore clear signs that allow the hearer to recognize the divine identity of the speaker (Lamont 2004: 198–206). The hearer, hence, can believe God, and so acquire the satisfactory epistemic standing that God’s testimony provides.