For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword,piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”(Hebrews4:12,KJV) The claim of Scripture alone which is Sola Scriptura elevated scripture to be the sole standard and decisive source for theology. From the beginning the children of God has considered themselves to be people of the word(the Bible). To affirm this biblical Principle, we acknowledge the uniqueness of the bible. Scripture should be our only ruling norm for our theology and the authority for life and doctrine .We should not go against what is written in the Bible.True christianity and convincing Gospel Preaching depends on the word of God. It was Martin Luther who said”Scripture alone is the true Lord and master of all writings and doctrine on earth.” It is rather mind bogging to know that Writers, even those who dissasociate themselves from christianity always turn to the scripture for guidance when writing their books.This should lead us to the point that the scripture, God’s Holy words are important. The bible in 2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that”all Scripture is God breathed and that “no prophecy of scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation,and that men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”(2 Peter1:20-21). We can assume a fundamental unity and harmony among the parts of scripture in regard to the crucial issues it teaches.We ought to understand that the word of God is clear in what it teaches, in that it can be understood by everyone,both adults and children especially in it’s most basic teachings.We should let scripture interpret scripture,as it sheds light on it’s own meaning. We don’t need to go outside of scripture to find the meaning, because it is already there, all we have to do is to find the passages that deals with that specific subject. When we begin to let scripture interpret itself we ought to know that we have to study the bible thoroughly.Any individual that have been inspired by God should use scripture in everything they say. We can safely say that God’s word is imperitive for our daily existence.I Pray that we will study the word of God more dilegently and find the real meaning of scripture .-Elder Micheal Stewart
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