"The testimony of the Spirit is more excellent than all reason. For as God alone is a fit witness of himself in his Word, so also the Word will not find acceptance in men's hearts before it is sealed by the inward testimony of the Spirit. The same Spirit, therefore, who has spoken through the mouths of the prophets must penetrate into our hearts to persuade us that they faithfully proclaimed what had been divinely commanded."
"Even if it wins reverence for itself by its own majesty; it seriously affects us only when it is sealed upon our hears through the Spirit. Therefore, illuminated by his power, we believe neither by our own nor by anyone else's judgment that Scripture is from God; but above human judgement we affirm with utter certainty. . . that it has flowed to us from the very mouth of God by the ministry of men."
I was reflecting on a discussion I had this morning about how our tongue's are an extension of our hearts. How it reveals what we believe and how we strive to either put people in their place or come across as being better. I pray that the Spirit penetrates my heart with the consistent reminder that my identity is in Christ alone, based on Scripture Alone.
"sola Scriptura"
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