Scripture Alone

John Frame insightfully claims, “The issue before the world today, as in the garden of Eden, is ‘Has God said?’” As followers of Jesus, the good news is that we are not left in the dark concerning what God has said. We have his revealed Word, the Bible. But do we know what God says in his Word? Do we live in diligent dependence upon God’s Word? Are we listening to God through the faithful reading, meditating, memorizing, and applying of God’s Word to all of our life? The Westminster Shorter Catechism question 2 asks, “What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?” The answer is, “The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him.” Are we ruled by his only rule to guide us, the Word of God? As we begin the new year, we desire to commit afresh to the study of and submission to God’s revelation in the Scripture. Along with this January sermon series, we will also make available a Community Bible Reading Plan Journal as well as a very accessible resource entitled Know How We Got our Bible. Let us renew our commitment to the authority and necessity of God’s word as we begin 2019.