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{{Bible quote| All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.|book=2 Timothy|chap=3|verses=16-17|version=ESV}} | {{Bible quote| All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.|book=2 Timothy|chap=3|verses=16-17|version=ESV}} | ||
It says all Scripture is breathed out by God and is enough to fully prepare the believer for every good work. | It says all Scripture is breathed out by God and is enough to fully prepare the believer for every good work. | ||
{{Bible quote| Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.|book=Acts|chap=17|verses=11|version=ESV}} | |||
Jews listened to the new teaching but checked every day in the Scriptures to see if it was true; this shows the Bible is the final judge of all teaching. | |||
Revision as of 07:10, 6 April 2026
Sola Scriptura (Latin for "Scripture alone") is a doctrine of Protestantism. It teaches that the Bible is the final, sufficient, and the only infallible authority for Christian faith and practice. Church leaders and traditions are lower, fallible authorities that must be tested against the Bible.
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All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (ESV)
It says all Scripture is breathed out by God and is enough to fully prepare the believer for every good work.
Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. Acts 17:11 (ESV)
Jews listened to the new teaching but checked every day in the Scriptures to see if it was true; this shows the Bible is the final judge of all teaching.
