never lead people to act contrary to what he has set forth in the Bible. We will discuss this in greater depth later, but it is safe to say that whoever relies solely on a perceived word from God, while neglecting to validate it in the Scriptures, is doomed to inevitable error. So far we've presented two extreme ends of a spectrum. On one end are people who view the Scriptures as God's only means of communicating with people. Those who follow this viewpoint discount the belief that God pursues an intimate,