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Scripture-And-Tradition

Scripture is sufficient only when supplemented by the unwritten apostolic tradition preserved in the church — the Tridentine position rejected by WCF I.6.

This is a contested or rejected alternative.

The Westminster baseline on Sufficiency is Express-And-Good-Consequence. Personas and schools listed below hold this alternative position instead — either because they argued for it at the Assembly (like the Erastians on polity) or because they represent a receiving tradition that departed from the Standards on this point.

Cruxes on this attribute

The Assembly navigated 1 crux that bear directly on Sufficiency.

Good and Necessary Consequence 1644–1645 How does Scripture warrant doctrines it does not explicitly state?

Other positions on Sufficiency

Express-And-Good-Consequence WCF Whatever is necessary for God's glory and human salvation is either expressly stated in Scripture, or may be deduced from it by good and necessary consequence (WCF I.6). Express-Statements-Only Only what is expressly stated in Scripture binds the conscience; rejects deduction by good and necessary consequence — a Socinian and later Anabaptist tendency.

Cite this position

Study Reformed, “Scripture-And-Tradition” (Position), Westminster Standards Atlas, version 79a5f9880ac1, https://studyreformed.com/atlas/cite/position/scripture/sufficiency/scripture_plus_tradition/.

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