What Is the Standard of Truth?: Hath God Said? with R.C. Sproul

Summary

The sermon discusses the historical crisis of biblical authority in the Christian Church, contrasting its near-universal acceptance for the first 1800 years with the challenges of the last 200 years. It highlights the Protestant Reformation, focusing on Martin Luther's challenge to the matter of justification by faith alone, but crucially, it identifies the underlying formal issue as the question of final authority, even challenging church councils and papal declarations. The takeaway is that while theological debates like justification are important, the foundational question of where ultimate authority lies, particularly in Scripture, is paramount for the Church's stability and trustworthiness.