Sola Scriptura

2 Timothy 3:14-17
14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you. 15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

“Sola Scriptura is the doctrine that Scripture, and only Scripture, is sufficient to be the final word on everything, all our doctrine, and all our life. Scripture has the right to rule every area of human thought and life, and it is sufficient to do so.
-John Frame, Reflections on Sola Scriptura

“Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures… I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God.”
-Martin Luther, “The Trial at Worms,” 1521

Trust Scripture’s Divine Inspiration as Your Ultimate Authority

2 Timothy 3:16a
All Scripture is inspired by God…

Verbal Plenary Inspiration—the idea that every word of Scripture is divinely inspired through a confluence of divine and human agency, ensuring its infallibility without negating the authors' personalities.

2 Peter 1:20-21
20 Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, 21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

“There is a circularity here I do not doubt. I am defending the Bible by the Bible. Circularity of a kind is unavoidable when one seeks to defend an ultimate standard of truth, for one's defense must itself be accountable to that standard.”
-John Frame, The Doctrine of the Word of God

Luke 1:1-4
1 Many people have set out to write accounts about the events that have been fulfilled among us. 2 They used the eyewitness reports circulating among us from the early disciples. 3 Having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I also have decided to write an accurate account for you, most honorable Theophilus, 4 so you can be certain of the truth of everything you were taught.

Surrender Your Beliefs and Behavior to the Authority of Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16b
…and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.

Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.

Matthew 15:3, 6b
Jesus said, "Why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God? ... You cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition."

Depend Upon Scripture’s Sufficiency to Equip You for Life

2 Timothy 3:17
God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

“The Scriptures are perfectly clear in their teaching, and by them alone we may learn with certainty what we ought to believe and do”
-Martin Luther, “The Bondage of the Will,” 1525

Ephesians 4:11-12
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.