Does 2 Timothy teach Bible alone?
A Protestant friend believes Scripture is the final and sufficient rule for Christian faith. You both take the Bible seriously.
Your question from the walkthrough
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Exchange 1 of 3
“Paul says Scripture equips us for every good work. Why would I need any more scripture?”
Exchange 2 of 3
“I mean that after the apostles died, everything the Church needed from God was in the writings they left.”
Exchange 3 of 3
“God could speak again. I just don’t think the Church needs a new revelation to complete the gospel.”
A response you could give
I trust the Bible as the word of God. In 2 Timothy, Paul teaches that Scripture equips disciples for good works. He also treats spoken apostolic teaching as authoritative. If the written record alone became the final rule after the apostles died, we need evidence for that change. I believe Christ restored living prophetic authority and gave us another witness of the same gospel. We can consider the evidence for that claim directly.