Sola ScripturaThis is what the Reformers referred to as Sola Scriptura, meaning: The Bible is the sole written divine revelation of God and alone can bind the conscience of believers absolutely. This truth flew in the face of abject Romanism that did not hold to Sola Scriptura and still does not. In fact, they deny it. The singularity of God's Word IS the foundation for all matters of life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3-4). There is no spiritual growth apart from it; and there is no authority in ministry without it. It is how we know God and His way of salvation for lost people. It is a lamp unto our feet and a light to our path. He has even exalted His Word above His name (Psalm 138:2). The Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit and if we fail to honor it, embrace, read it, memorize it, teach it, preach it, fix our minds on it, hide it in our hearts, then we are ultimately defenseless in our daily walk through this world and are not honoring to the Spirit of God in our daily lives.His Word can bring comfort, but also it can convict, rebuke, correct, train us in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17). We are to cherish it more than our daily food (Job 23:12); more than this world's greatest pleasures and treasures (Psalm 19:7-11); and have it as the joy and rejoicing of our hearts (Jer. 15:16).How sufficient is the Word of God? How is it a "more sure word…" The gospel is anchored in this truth: "faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of Christ." If you deny sola Scriptura, then ultimately you are denying the truth of the gospel itself. Strip away your confidence in the absolute authority of God's Word, and you will find yourself on the slippery slope of the downgrade as many were in Spurgeon's day.Standing for Truth in the BlogosphereAs Christian bloggers, we have a duty to rightly divide God's Word in our posts; to represent it with reverence and truth; not to use it as a careless weapon against others, but to exalt the Lord Jesus Christ, proclaim His gospel, edify His church, and encourage the weary. We must not shrink from the duty to confront error when it raises its ugly head (Titus 1:9); but we must also be patient with others in walking through the pages of God's Word when pointing out error, and by God's grace, bring some to the knowledge of the truth of the gospel (2 Tim. 2:24-26).Some blogs make sport of this privilege; some blogs make comments concerning God's Word but never respond to others biblical questions; some blogs are so cutting and snarky in the Meta that unless you "flatter" the blog hosts you won't get an objective listen or response. And some blogs, if you dare challenge their assertions, be prepared to be attacked, belittled, and smeared. This should not be among Christian bloggers.If biblical Christianity is worth defending, it is worth defending with grace, humility, truth, boldness and charity. We need a bold orthodoxy, but humble servants proclaiming it. Amen?FAITHFUL MINISTERS AND STEWARDS OF GOD'S WORD ARE TO:Crave the Word – 1 Peter 2:2Believe the Word – John 2:22Love the Word – Psalm 119:97, 127Long for the Word – Psalm 119:20, 40Delight in the Word – Psalm 1:2Rejoice in the Word – Jeremiah 15:16Treasure the Word – Job 23:12Esteem the Word – Psalm 138:2Reverence the Word – Isaiah 66:2Honor the Word – 1 Thessalonians 2:13Trust in the Word – Psalm 119:42Sing the Word – Psalm 119:54Meditate on the Word – Joshua 1:8Memorize the Word – Psalm 119:11Abide in the Word – 1 John 2:14Obey the Word – Joshua 22:5Be Conformed by the Word – Psalm119:133Not to be ashamed of the Word – Rom. 1:16Contend for the Word – Jude 3Defend the Word – Philippians 1:7Suffer for the Word – 2 Timothy 1:8Don't neglect the Word – 1 Cor. 9:16Be empowered with the Word – 1 Thes. 1:5Hope in the Word – Romans 15:4Live the Word – James 1:22-25Take heed to the Word – 1 Tim. 4:16Rightly divide the Word – 2 Tim. 2:15Guard the Word – 2 Timothy 2:13-14Read the Word – 1 Timothy 4:13Share the Word – 2 Thessalonians 3:1Teach the Word – 2 Timothy 4:1-5Exhort with the Word – 1 Timothy 4:13Preach the Word – 2 Timothy 4:2Seven Applications for the Sufficiency of Scripture:1. How to please the Lord in every aspect of living (Col. 1:10)2. It is complete in all things for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3-4)3. God's full and final self-revelation and redemptive plan for humanity (Heb. 1:1)4. No modern "revelation" is authoritative or binding for the church-written or oral (Jude 3)5. Guards us against Sanhedrinian Prohibitionism (Matthew 23:13-36)6. Protects us from Licentious Antinominianism (Psalm 119:44f, 165; 1 Peter 1:22-25)7. We must content in what God has revealed to us (Deut. 29:29)