The Sufficiency of Scripture

The sermon centers on the sufficiency of Scripture as affirmed in the Belgic Confession's Articles 6 and 7, emphasizing that the 66 canonical books alone contain God's complete will and are fully adequate for faith, worship, and life. It argues against the authority of apocryphal writings by highlighting their lack of acceptance by the Jewish church, absence in New Testament citations, rejection by early church fathers, historical inaccuracies, doctrinal contradictions—such as teaching salvation by works or purgatory—and even self-admission of uninspired status in 2 Maccabees. The passage from Galatians 1 underscores that any gospel contrary to the one already revealed in Scripture, even from an angel, is accursed, affirming that divine revelation is complete and closed. The sermon calls the church to reject all human traditions, councils, or personal revelations that would add to or override Scripture, affirming that God's Word alone is the final, sufficient, and infallible authority for salvation, worship, and Christian living.