The Authority of Scriptire

[stephen]

Jesus clearly taught that Scripture is inspired by God. He regarded it as truth-infallible, inerrant, historically reliable, authoritative for living, and an all-sufficient rule of faith. He could say, for example, when speaking with the Pharisees or Sadducees, "Have you not read what God said?" and then quote from Scripture (Matt. 22:31-32). In Matthew 4:4-10, Jesus repeatedly answers Satan by using the Old Testament as the Word of God, saying, "It is written." He maintained that not one jot or tittle would pass from the law until all was accomplished (Matt. 5:17) and that the Scriptures cannot be broken (John 10:35). In the prayer to his Father on the night before he was crucified, Jesus declared that "Thy word is truth" (John 17:17). He affirmed the historicity of Adam (Matt. 19:4), Cain and Abel (Luke 11:51), Noah (Luke 17:26), Jonah (Matt. 12:40), the creation account (Mark 10:6-9), and the reality of heaven and hell (Mark 9:44-46).

Jesus also used the Word of God as an ultimate standard of authority when he came into conflict with other people. He rebuked men with Scripture; correcting their false concepts, teaching and misinterpretations of Scripture by using scriptural proofs. Matthew 22:23-33, for example, describes how Jesus told the Sadducees that they were greatly mistaken in their denial of the resurrection because they did not know the Scriptures or the power of God. Then he quoted a passage from the book of Genesis as an authoritative declaration from God to correct them. It is highly significant that Christ never appealed to tradition as a standard of authority; instead he used Scripture to correct the errors of tradition.

--William Webster

 

[Boanerges]

His Word is life and strength to all who will receive! I cannot imagine a day without the Word from God speaking to my heart,

Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.


Joh 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.


Act 5:20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.


Psa 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.


Psa 119:107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.


Psa 119:154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.


Joh 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.