The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith Paragraph 1.4

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The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, depends not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the author thereof; therefore it is to be received because it is the Word of God.⁠¹⁠

expand_more [1] 2 Peter 1:19–21; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 John 5:9

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What is the foundation of the scripture's authority?

The testimony of the heart

The council of the church

The apostles and prophets

God himself

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