Samson's Jawbone

  The prominent Southern Baptist continuationist scholar says in his SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine  says," We can define the sufficiency of Scripture as follows: The Sufficiency of Scripture means that Scripture contained in all the words of God he intended his people to have at each stage of redemptive history, and that it now contains all the words of God we need for salvation, for trusting him perfectly, and for obeying him perfectly. This definition emphasizes that it is the Scripture alone that we are to search for Gods words to us. It also reminds us that God considers what he has told us in the Bible to be enough for us, and that we should rejoice in the great revelation that he has given us and be content with it [italics mine]."  If Grudem's definition represents the Biblical doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture, then why do we need the revelatory gifts of tongues, knowledge and prophecy? Doesn't it make senses that the "...

Have you ever had someone tell you that God had given them a message for you? Have you ever had someone tell you that God had told them to do something that seemed questionable or at odds with scripture (such as cohabitate with a member of the opposite sex)? Or have you ever had someone justify something that seemed to be blatantly unbiblical (like divorcing a spouse on unbiblical grounds) with the claim "God gave me a peace about it." When I was a college student the staff member of one of the Christian organizations on campus would often counsel students saying, "God impressed me today." If you ask questions or raise challenges, you were admonished for challenging God. Oh.  certainly, these folk would say that God speaks to us through his Word, the Bible, but they would say that we should also expect him to give us individual private revelation (or at least confirmation) through experiences and impressions. Having a relationship with God implies that we have an on...