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The sufficiency of Scripture also tells us that God does not require us to believe anything about himself or his redemptive work that is not found in Scripture. The sufficiency of Scripture shows us that '''no modern revelations from God are to be placed on a level equal to Scripture in authority.''' We must insist that God does not require us to believe anything about himself or his work in the world that is contained in these revelations but not in Scripture. And we must insist that God does not require us to obey any moral directives that come to us through such means but that are not confirmed by Scripture. | The sufficiency of Scripture also tells us that God does not require us to believe anything about himself or his redemptive work that is not found in Scripture. The sufficiency of Scripture shows us that '''no modern revelations from God are to be placed on a level equal to Scripture in authority.''' We must insist that God does not require us to believe anything about himself or his work in the world that is contained in these revelations but not in Scripture. And we must insist that God does not require us to obey any moral directives that come to us through such means but that are not confirmed by Scripture. | ||
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If someone claims to have a message from God telling us what we ought to do, '''we need never assume that it is sin to disobey such a message unless it can be confirmed by the application of Scripture itself to our situation'''.<ref>Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 131–133.</ref> | If someone claims to have a message from God telling us what we ought to do, '''we need never assume that it is sin to disobey such a message unless it can be confirmed by the application of Scripture itself to our situation'''.<ref>Wayne A. Grudem, Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House, 2004), 131–133.</ref> | ||
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