All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (II Timothy 3:16 ESV)
Scripture Alone
Our hope and our salvation come only through God’s Grace. He gives us that Grace only through the means of Faith. That Faith is only Faith if it is Faith in Christ Jesus.
Where do we learn all of these things?
While creation teaches us wonderful things about the One True Living God, creation only teaches us about Him with the guidance of Scripture. While creation and our experience teach us about our need for Grace, only Scripture teach us that Grace actually can be found. While creation, experience, and logical reasoning can teach us a vague understanding of Faith, only Scripture effectively teaches us what Faith really is. While creation, experience, logical reasoning, and history can teach us facts about Christ Jesus, only Scripture is able to introduce Him to us.
We need Scripture, we need the Bible, we need the Word of God.
Not simply because we enjoy it. Not merely because it gives us feelings we need to experience. Not only because it is classical literature. But we need it to understand Grace, to experience Faith, and to know Christ Jesus.
For the next few days (after an active intermission regarding the week between Palm Sunday and Easter) we will dig into Scripture itself, comparing Scripture to the other voices to which we listen.
Scripture alone.