‘The Bible is all we need’ All scripture is breathed out by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness 2 Tim 3: 16

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Theopneustos God reveals himself, mainly through words Words of scripture are God’s words, not human Individual writers reflect their time, culture and genre, but are ‘carried along’ by the Spirit Scripture speaks within and beyond its original context; it is God’s continuing message What scripture says, God says

All scripture is profitable… Teaching Reproof Correction Training in righteousness

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Jesus and Scripture He accepts OT narratives as history Respects law, but redefines understanding Says scriptures speak of him / he fulfils them Scripture helps him at extreme times Gives post-resurrection teaching Affirms that men spoke ‘in the Holy Spirit’

The Bible meets our needs Sufficiency: Contains all that we need to know for salvation and godly living Clarity: Clearly shows the good news. We don’t need the church to tell us what it means Authority: As the word of God it has authority over other teachings Necessity: It shows us how to know God in ways that reason and experience cannot