Faithful Steward Ministries and FSM Women's Outreach

Leading up to Grace to You’s upcoming Truth Matters conference they posted a few short video’s I found interesting that I thought you all might enjoy:

Why Do We Need a Conference on the Sufficiency of Scripture?

If God’s people affirm the inerrancy of Scripture—that the Bible is without flaw—along with the authority of Scripture—that it speaks conclusively on all matters of Christian life and practice—why do we also need to affirm the sufficiency of Scripture? Is that theological distinction redundant? Why does the sufficiency of Scripture matter outside of theological academia? Why would Grace to You make that topic the focus of the upcoming Truth Matters conference?

We recently put those questions to Phil Johnson—our executive director and one of the keynote speakers at Truth Matters. This is what he had to say.

If It Doesn’t Speak to Every Specific Issue, Is Scripture Truly Sufficient?

Everyday life throws an endless array of questions at you—including questions that God’s Word doesn’t specifically answer. The Bible isn’t another digital assistant like Siri or Alexa. It’s not a GPS, a dictionary, or a career advisor. It doesn’t comment on current world events, forecast the weather, or give stock market advice.

So what happens when you find yourself in circumstances that God’s Word doesn’t speak to? If Scripture is truly sufficient, what do you do when facing issues of modern life that the Bible does not directly address?

We recently bought those questions to Mike Riccardi, one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming Truth Matters conference. Here’s what he said: