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The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. (Ps 119:130) Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. (Ps 119:105) and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. (2 Tim 3:15) But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God. (Mat 22:29)Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. (Luke 24:27) Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, (Luke 24:45) But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Pet 1:20-21) All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteou...

(15) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. (16) For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. (17) He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. (18) He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything. (1:15-18) This passage should remove any doubt or confusion about the true identity of Jesus. As John MacArthur points out, The Bible is supremely the book about the Lord Jesus Christ. The Old Testament records the preparation for His coming. The gospels present Him as God in human flesh, come into the world to save sinners. In Acts, the message of salvation in Christ begins to be spread throughout the world. The epistle...

This blog is going to be a bit technical, but it has to be for the reader to really understand what is meant by the term ‘material sufficiency’ and whether it has any merit in a discussion of the sufficiency of Scripture. I maintain that Scripture is sufficient, and anyone that disagrees with that does not understand what Scripture clearly says, or what church history clearly recorded. But to make that bold statement, I have to prove my point, by demonstrating why other views are not true, and that is what my Sola Scriptura series is all about. So to address this topic properly, I have to look at the arguments for and against Sola Scriptura so that the case is understandable as well as complete. And that is the case for the concept of ‘material sufficiency,’ which is also why this blog entry is part 16 of my Sola Scriptura series. If you were looking for a ‘one line’ statement for Sola Scriptura , you will have to find that somewhere else. It would be so nice if I could just use Scr...