The Authority of Scripture
Why Scripture alone governs what we believe, how we preach, and how the church is ordered. These articles aim to show why the Bible is sufficient, clear, and trustworthy for faith and life. The goal is confidence, not arrogance, a settled conscience under God’s voice.
Start Here: The Authority of Scripture, an Overview
A single introduction that sets out what it means to confess Scripture as God’s Word, why that confession matters, and how it shapes preaching, worship, decision making, and comfort in the Christian life.
Read the overviewInspiration
Why the Bible is God breathed, how divine authorship works through human writers, and why this gives real certainty rather than fragile opinion.
Read the articleInerrancy and Truthfulness
Why Christians speak of Scripture as true and trustworthy, and how to handle difficult passages without fear, pretence, or special pleading.
Read the articleSufficiency
Why the Bible gives everything needed for salvation and godliness, and how to make wise decisions without treating Scripture as a fortune teller.
Read the articleClarity
Why Scripture is clear in what must be believed for salvation, why teachers are still needed, and how clarity produces humility rather than pride.
Read the articleCanon and Confidence
How we received the books of the Bible, why the church recognised the canon rather than creating it, and how this strengthens assurance.
Coming SoonScripture and the Church
How Scripture governs doctrine, worship, and church order, and how to resist both rigid traditionalism and restless novelty.
Coming SoonScripture and the Spirit
Why the Spirit does not lead us away from the Word, how illumination works, and how to pursue lively reading without drifting into subjectivism.
Coming SoonHandling Objections
A clear, calm guide to common challenges, contradictions claims, translation questions, and the charge that Scripture is merely a human book.
Coming SoonWhen Scripture Rules, the Gospel Takes a Certain Shape
How allowing Scripture to speak with final authority leads, again and again, to settled convictions about salvation, grace, faith, Christ, and God’s glory, without the need for slogans or systems.
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