Scripture is necessary because God willed to provide it and because mankind\u2019s condition required it. The image of God in man requires communication between God and human beings. God\u2019s incomprehensibility is another reason for the necessity of Scripture. Natural revelation\u2019s insufficiency to teach the nature of God makes Scripture indispensable. The complexity of divine truth would have eventually required a written revelation even for Adam had he remained in his unfallen state. The fall of man made comprehension of divine truth in an oral form impossible, because corrupt mankind is always prone to distort what is oral. God\u2019s special revelation had to be in written form. The work of God also makes written Scripture a necessity, since Scripture is the means that God has chosen to do His work in human lives. Without Scripture much would be left undone. There can be no question that Scripture is necessary.<\/p>\n
Read this article from the Masters Seminary Journal<\/a> in PDF format here<\/a>. Listen to the Masters Seminary Chapel message<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Scripture is necessary because God willed to provide it and because mankind\u2019s condition required it. The image of God in man requires communication between God and human beings. God\u2019s incomprehensibility is another reason for the necessity of Scripture. Natural revelation\u2019s insufficiency to teach the nature of God makes Scripture indispensable. 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