Sola Scriptura-Steve Camp

This is what the Reformers referred to as Sola Scriptura, meaning: The Bible is the sole written divine revelation of God and alone can bind the conscience of believers absolutely. This truth flew in the face of abject Romanism that did not hold to Sola Scriptura and still does not. In fact, they deny it. The singularity of God’s Word IS the foundation for all matters of life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3-4). There is no spiritual growth apart from it; and there is no authority in ministry without it. It is how we know God and His way of salvation for lost people. It is a lamp unto our feet and a light to our path. He has even exalted His Word above His name (Psalm 138:2). The Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit and if we fail to honor it, embrace, read it, memorize it, teach it, preach it, fix our minds on it, hide it in our hearts, then we are ultimately defenseless in our daily walk through this world and are not honoring to the Spirit of God in our daily lives.His Word can bring comfort, but also it can convict, rebuke, correct, train us in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17). We are to cherish it more than our daily food (Job 23:12); more than this world’s greatest pleasures and treasures (Psalm 19:7-11); and have it as the joy and rejoicing of our hearts (Jer. 15:16).How sufficient is the Word of God? How is it a “more sure word…” The gospel is anchored in this truth: "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of Christ." If you deny sola Scriptura, then ultimately you are denying the truth of the gospel itself. Strip away your confidence in the absolute authority of God's Word, and you will find yourself on the slippery slope of the downgrade as many were in Spurgeon's day.