In last week’s sermon, we saw the central role of God’s word in restoring God’s people.

Justin Taylor provides a quick and easy way to memorize the traditional four attributes of Scripture, just put them in the order of S.C.A.N.:

• the Sufficiency of Scripture
• the Clarity of Scripture
• the Authority of Scripture, and
• the Necessity of Scripture

Sufficiency “The idea that Scripture contained all the words of God he intended his people to have at 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.”

Clarity “The idea that the Bible is written in such a way that its teachings are able to be understood by all who read it seeking God’s help and are willing to follow it”

Authority “The idea that all the words in Scripture are God’s words in such a way that to disbelieve or disobey any word of Scripture is to disbelieve or disobey God.”

Necessity “The idea that the Bible is necessary for knowing the gospel, for maintaining spiritual life, and for knowing God’s will, but is not necessary for knowing that God exists or for knowing something about his character and moral laws.”