Scripture’s Authority: Who Has the Right to Say?

Continuing a series called “The Test” based on 1 Thessalonians 5:21, the sermon asks who has the right to decide what is true and what is right. It argues that God is the ultimate authority, that the Bible is his inspired and inerrant word, and that every person and nation is bound by it. The preacher criticizes public figures who he says undermine scripture’s authority, and he cites passages warning against adding to or taking from God’s word. He closes by saying the Bible’s authority gives assurance of salvation and urges listeners to obey the gospel through faith, repentance and baptism.