SOLA SCRIPTURA: The Sufficiency of Scripture

[Zant Law]

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Does Scripture contain, in one form or another, all that is necessary to salvation?


ZLaw

[Fat]

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Does Scripture contain, in one form or another, all that is necessary to salvation?


ZLaw

Romans 10:14
How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed ? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard ? And how will they hear without a preacher ?

But even the preacher or prophets message must not contradict the teachings of the scriptures.
We are also told to seek fellow with other believers.

Romans 15:4
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

2 Timothy 3:15
and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

[Frank T]

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Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me.
John 5:39

[Hal]

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Hold up all things to the Scriptures, if doctrine, teachings or prophecy does not stand with the Scriptures discard it.

2 Tim 3
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

[macuser]

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If you believe that the Scripture is the word of God how could it not be sufficient?
Is God not sufficient, by His word the world was created.

[Theodore A. Jones]

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Does Scripture contain, in one form or another, all that is necessary to salvation?


ZLaw

"For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." rom. 2:13  Evidently.

[Zant Law]

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"For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous." rom. 2:13  Evidently.

Are you suggesting that there is salvation in the Law?
 Not once in the entire Law of Moses does it say that it was the means for people earning eternal salvation or a ticket to heaven. There was no promise of heaven for observing the Law.

[Theodore A. Jones]

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Are you suggesting that there is salvation in the Law?
 Not once in the entire Law of Moses does it say that it was the means for people earning eternal salvation or a ticket to heaven. There was no promise of heaven for observing the Law.

No person can , has nor will be declared righteous by God by the faith of observing the OT written code of law. The law referenced in Rom. 2:13 is not that code of law. If you had actually studied the scriptures you would know the truth. 

[biblebuf]

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No person can , has nor will be declared righteous by God by the faith of observing the OT written code of law. The law referenced in Rom. 2:13 is not that code of law. If you had actually studied the scriptures you would know the truth.

I get to jump in here on this one.

 The bible was not written with verse markers, they were numbered for refrence only.

The Scripture reads:

Rom 2 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law ; for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

[clark thompson]

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Yes all we need is in the scripture and teaching the scripture which is applying scriptures to our way of life today should be judged by the scriptures.

[Theodore A. Jones]

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Yes all we need is in the scripture and teaching the scripture which is applying scriptures to our way of life today should be judged by the scriptures.

To be consistent with the scripture it is thoughts that the scriptures judge not way of life. 

[macuser]

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To be consistent with the scripture it is thoughts that the scriptures judge not way of life.

Not always.
A person may want to run in fear but choses to stand for The Lord.
At the time of the mark of the beast, to refuse the mark is an action that will be judged as righteous.

[Alexander Winslow]

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If the scriptures were not sufficient enough to inform us that which is required for the eventual acquisition of salvation, then it would not be worth the paper it is written on. However this is precisely the point, reading the scriptures for themselves will not bring salvation to anyone. It is not the reading of the Bible, but the application through insight and understanding which is prime factor.

"Acquire wisdom, but with all that you acquire, acquire understanding." (Proverbs 4:7)

Here then is the 'key' which will open the door to that which you seek. The Bible does indeed contain all hat we need to know concerning God's will and purpose for not only the human race; but the whole of creation. In the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation he has informed us as to why we are all imperfect today and the means by which this curse of imperfection will be lifted at the appointed time to bring about globally all that was originally intended in Eden. In other words, salvation of an intended perfect human race.

Because of the iniquity of Satan, resulting in Adam's transgression; Jesus the anointed and his heavenly anointed 'little flock' are actually an addition to God's original plan for both the human race and the whole of creation.

All of this and more, is contained in scripture; it is therefore only a matter of reading with insight and understanding to glean from the pages of the Bible how this is already unfolding as we near the end of the last generation of this present world order.

Yes it is all there, the scriptures are sufficient.

Alexander