Sola Scriptura and Radical Transformation in a Post-Modern Age
What is the single most important conviction that has arisen out of the Reformation? This is a difficult question to answer because so many wonderful truths were uncovered during this period. I would say, however, that the principle of sola scriptura or "Scripture Alone" is the greatest conviction coming from the likes of Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli. The idea that the Word of God is sufficient for us to have faith in God, know God, and walk with God seems to be accepted without debate among conservative evangelicals in orthodoxy but what about orthopraxy? Do we practice our faith in God believing that his Word is sufficient? More practically, do we study the Bible regularly because it is our spiritual food? Do we loyally exegete and preach from the Bible because it is sufficient for sanctification of the saints and for the radical conversion of the sinners? When we don't do these things, why don't we do them? Why don't we depend on the sufficiency of God...