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'''This means that the Spirit is responsible for the truths the apostles preached and that in turn were written down in what we now call the New Testament.''' We trust the Bible because the apostles, and those under the umbrella of their authority, wrote it by means of the Spirit’s revelation. The Bible is the Spirit’s book. He inspired the Old Testament, as the apostles stated (Acts 4:25; 28:25; Heb. 3:7; 2 Pet. 1:21), and also the New Testament, as Jesus indirectly promised in John 16. | '''This means that the Spirit is responsible for the truths the apostles preached and that in turn were written down in what we now call the New Testament.''' We trust the Bible because the apostles, and those under the umbrella of their authority, wrote it by means of the Spirit’s revelation. The Bible is the Spirit’s book. He inspired the Old Testament, as the apostles stated (Acts 4:25; 28:25; Heb. 3:7; 2 Pet. 1:21), and also the New Testament, as Jesus indirectly promised in John 16. | ||
Therefore, we can yield no ground to those | Therefore, we can yield no ground to those (like Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses and [[The Message|followers of William Branham]]) who argue for ongoing revelation that adds to the doctrinal content of the New Testament. Nor can we tolerate the suggestion theological liberals often make that sticking meticulously to the Scriptures is somehow an insult to the Holy Spirit. Word and Spirit belong inseparably together. We hear from the Spirit when we search the Scriptures. And in searching the Scriptures, we must pray for the Spirit’s illumination.<ref>Kevin DeYoung, D. A. Carson, and Timothy Keller, The Holy Spirit (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2011)</ref> | ||
==We cannot pit the Spirit against Christ== | ==We cannot pit the Spirit against Christ== | ||