Answer 3
The Bible is the final authority in all matters of belief and practice because the Bible is inspired by God and bears the absolute authority of God himself. Whatever the Bible affirms, Baptists accept as true. No human opinion or decree of any church group can override the Bible. Even creeds and confessions of faith, which attempt to clarify the theology of Scriptures, do not carry Scripture’s inherent authority. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience.