Proving the Content Sufficiency of Scripture (Belgic Confession 7c)
Rev. Angus Stewart defends the doctrine of Scripture's sufficiency as articulated in the Belgic Confession Article 7, arguing that the Bible alone contains all doctrine and practice necessary for salvation and Christian living. Through exegetical analysis of 2 Timothy 3:15-17 and Psalm 19:7-11, Stewart demonstrates the Reformed principle that Scripture is the infallible rule by which all other authorities—tradition, councils, and human writings—must be tested and judged.
Rev. Angus Stewart Belgic Confession 7: The Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures to Be the Only Rule of Faith We believe that those Holy Scriptures fully contain the will of God, and that whatsoever man ought to believe unto salvation is sufficiently taught therein. For, since the whole manner of worship which God requires of us is written in them at large, it is unlawful for any one, though an apostle, to teach otherwise than we are now taught in the Holy Scriptures; nay, though it were an...