The Sufficiency of Scripture And, in this regard—and there can be no other concern for the believer who approaches the Word of the Lord—it is sufficient. Jesus observed, as he put words in Abraham’s mouth in telling the story of Lazarus and the rich man, that “they have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them” (Luke 16:29). God has given his human creatures dominion in his creation to learn how much of life works in the horizontal realm apart from his specific revelation of himself. He comes