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Question: The enclosed article...blatantly states that the Bible “alone is insufficient” and elevates what it calls “natural revelation” to the level of Scripture....Could you comment?

February 1, 1997

Question: The enclosed article by John H. Coe from R.C. Sproul’s Ligonier Ministries’ Tabletalk doesn’t ring true to me. It blatantly states that the Bible “alone is insufficient” and elevates what it calls “natural revelation” to the level of Scripture. That contradicts my understanding of the Bible. Could you comment...Read more

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