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People who try and downplay the importance of Bible, will often quote Matthew 22:29 and John 5:39-40
29 Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
The problem in 29 is that they didn't know the scriptures! The problem isn't with some error in the scriptures. It was with an error in the readers.
39 (AW)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is (AX)these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.
Again, the problem here isn't with the scriptures. Jesus clearly says the scriptures testify about HIM! The problem is with the reader. All they needed to know about Jesus, in order to come to him, was right there in the scriptures. They failed to read all of it and come to Jesus. If one truly reads the Bible, they will come to Jesus, hence the Bible is sufficient.
Be very aware of this sly ploy to play down the importance of the Bible as the importance of puffed up self revelations is raised above God's word.
29 Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
The problem in 29 is that they didn't know the scriptures! The problem isn't with some error in the scriptures. It was with an error in the readers.
39 (AW)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is (AX)these that testify about Me; 40 and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.
Again, the problem here isn't with the scriptures. Jesus clearly says the scriptures testify about HIM! The problem is with the reader. All they needed to know about Jesus, in order to come to him, was right there in the scriptures. They failed to read all of it and come to Jesus. If one truly reads the Bible, they will come to Jesus, hence the Bible is sufficient.
Be very aware of this sly ploy to play down the importance of the Bible as the importance of puffed up self revelations is raised above God's word.
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