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Direct Answer Bercot’s statement makes Scripture the final authority and demotes every other resource to a secondary role that must be tested by the biblical text itself. In discipleship, that means sermons and teachers are only “valuable” when they truly illuminate what Scripture says.

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• He says, “when it comes to knowledge about God, we have only one ultimate source, and that’s the Bible.”
• He adds that “sermons, commentaries, and other Bible aids are valuable only to the extent that they shine authentic light on the text of Scripture.”
• The course will also address “how to accurately assess what is said about Scripture in sermons and books,” implying those sources can be wrong or misleading.
• He frames critical thinking as “thinking honestly and analytically,” avoiding “biases and fallacies,” not just accepting what we’re told.
• He warns that many people functionally follow the rule: “whatever my church says the Scripture means is right,” which undermines Scripture’s ultimate authority.